# grid vs grit

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grid
*noun · IPA /ɡɹɪd/ · frequency rank #5,330*
A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.

### grit
*noun · IPA /ɡɹɪt/ · frequency rank #16,482*
A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grid-vs-grit