# greets vs grits

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### greets
*verb · IPA /ɡɹiːts/ · frequency rank #24,770*
third-person singular simple present indicative of greet

### grits
*noun · IPA /ɡɹɪts/ · frequency rank #31,579*
plural of grit ('hulled oats'); groats.

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