Which to use
“grained” is an adjective and “granted” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,417
- “grained” frequency rank
- #2,444
- “granted” frequency rank
- 34861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grained | granted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having a grain or grains. | simple past and past participle of grant |
Letter map: grained vs granted
Shared letters muted; letters that set grained and granted apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: grained vs granted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grained is anadjective and grantedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grained is recorded at frequency rank #32,417, classified as anadj. granted is at rank #2,444, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɡɹæntɪd/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 34861, this pair ranks #316,997 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grained vs granted
Shared letters: adegnr. Private to "grained": i. Private to "granted": t.
"grained" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "granted" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grained" for "granted" ever safe?
Which is more common, "grained" or "granted"?
Useful next steps
Pair "grained" vs "granted" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "grained" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "granted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,997 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grained" and "granted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grained vs groaned". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #316,997 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.