# grain vs gram

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grain
*noun · IPA /ɡɹeɪn/ · frequency rank #5,329*
The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.

### gram
*noun · IPA /ˈɡɹæm/ · frequency rank #10,219*
A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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