# grease vs greaves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grease
*noun · IPA /ɡɹis/ · frequency rank #10,855*
Animal fat in a melted or soft state.

### greaves
*noun · IPA /ɡɹivz/ · frequency rank #37,006*
The unmeltable residue left after animal fat has been rendered.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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