# grant vs guano

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grant
*verb · IPA /ɡɹɑːnt/ · frequency rank #2,157*
To give (permission or wish).

### guano
*noun · IPA /ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/ · frequency rank #46,495*
Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.

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