# grew vs grow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grew
*verb · IPA /ɡɹuː/ · frequency rank #2,072*
simple past of grow

### grow
*verb · IPA /ɡɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #1,344*
To become larger, to increase in magnitude.

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