# grandfather vs grandmother

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grandfather
*noun · IPA /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ · frequency rank #4,763*
A father of someone's parent.

### grandmother
*noun · IPA /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ · frequency rank #5,686*
A mother of someone's parent.

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