# grid vs GRU

> 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.

### GRU
*name · frequency rank #39,340*
The Main Intelligence Directorate — the Soviet and then the Russian military intelligence agency.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grid-vs-gru