# graft vs grant

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### graft
*noun · IPA /ɡɹɑːft/ · frequency rank #15,622*
A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.

### grant
*verb · IPA /ɡɹɑːnt/ · frequency rank #2,157*
To give (permission or wish).

## Source
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