# grief vs grip

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grief
*noun · IPA /ɡɹiːf/ · frequency rank #6,251*
Suffering, hardship.

### grip
*verb · IPA /ɡɹɪp/ · frequency rank #5,968*
To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.

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