Which to use
“grained” is an adjective and “grind” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,417
- “grained” frequency rank
- #7,795
- “grind” frequency rank
- 40212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grained | grind |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having a grain or grains. | To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion. |
Letter map: grained vs grind
Shared letters muted; letters that set grained and grind apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for grained / grind
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grained is anadjective and grindaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grained is recorded at frequency rank #32,417, classified as anadj. grind is at rank #7,795, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɡɹaɪnd/.
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 40212, this pair ranks #269,613 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grained vs grind
Shared letters: dginr. Private to "grained": ae. Private to "grind": -.
"grained" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "grind" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grained" for "grind" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "grained" or "grind" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "grained" vs "grind" 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 "grind" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,613 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grained" and "grind" 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 #269,613 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.