Which to use
“grant” and “granted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,157
- “grant” frequency rank
- #2,444
- “granted” frequency rank
- 4601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grant | granted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To give (permission or wish). | simple past and past participle of grant |
Where the eye mixes grant and granted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grant with granted
A purely visual mix-up. grant (/ɡɹɑːnt/) and granted (/ˈɡɹæntɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “grant” sits inside “granted”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grant is recorded at frequency rank #2,157, classified as averb, pronounced /ɡɹɑːnt/. granted is at rank #2,444, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɡɹæntɪd/.
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 4601, this pair ranks #518,351 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grant vs granted
Shared letters: agnrt. Private to "grant": -. Private to "granted": de.
"grant" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "granted" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "grant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "granted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #518,351 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grant" and "granted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grant vs gronk". 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 #518,351 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.