Which to use
“granting” is a noun and “grunting” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,552
- “granting” frequency rank
- #41,161
- “grunting” frequency rank
- 52713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | granting | grunting |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act by which something is granted. | present participle and gerund of grunt |
Letter map: granting vs grunting
Shared letters muted; letters that set granting and grunting apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Grammar separator: granting vs grunting
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: granting is anoun and gruntingaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “granting” becomes u in “grunting”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
granting is recorded at frequency rank #11,552, classified as anoun. grunting is at rank #41,161, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɡɹʌntɪŋ/.
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 52713, this pair ranks #154,819 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of granting vs grunting
Shared letters: ginrt. Private to "granting": a. Private to "grunting": u.
"granting" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "grunting" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "granting" and "grunting" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "granting" or "grunting"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "granting" and "grunting".
- Full dictionary entry for "granting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grunting" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,819 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "granting" and "grunting" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grunting vs gusting". 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 #154,819 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.