# gran vs grand

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gran
*noun · IPA /ɡɹæn/ · frequency rank #16,245*
A grandmother.

### grand
*adjective · IPA /ɡɹænd/ · frequency rank #1,306*
Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-grand