# gram vs grass

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### grass
*noun · IPA /ɡɹɑːs/ · frequency rank #3,758*
Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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