# GRE vs grub

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### GRE
*noun · frequency rank #29,675*
Any edition of the Graduate Record Examination or of any of its Subject Tests.

### grub
*noun · IPA /ɡɹʌb/ · frequency rank #24,772*
An insect, especially a beetle, at an immature stage of its life cycle.

## Source
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