gramsvsgrantsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: grams is a noun, grants is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“grams” is a noun and “grants” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,339
“grams” frequency rank
#5,598
“grants” frequency rank
14937
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature grams grants
Definition plural of gram third-person singular simple present indicative of grant

Letter map: grams vs grants

Shared letters muted; letters that set grams and grants apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

5 ch
grams
6 ch
grants

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grams is anoun and grantsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

grams is recorded at frequency rank #9,339, classified as anoun. grants is at rank #5,598, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɡɹænts/.

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 14937, this pair ranks #467,048 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of grams vs grants

Shared letters: agrs. Private to "grams": m. Private to "grants": nt.

"grams" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "grants" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gramsgarms · ggrams · gramms · gramss · grasm · grmas · grrams · rgams
  • grantsgarnts · ggrants · grannts · granst · grantss · grantts · gratns · grnats

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "grams" and "grants" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "grams" is a noun and "grants" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "grams" or "grants"?
"grants" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,598 in our English list, against #9,339 for "grams". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list