# grievance vs grievances

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grievance
*noun · IPA /ˈɡɹiː.vəns/ · frequency rank #23,849*
Something which causes grief.

### grievances
*noun · IPA /ˈɡɹiː.vən.sɪz/ · frequency rank #17,374*
plural of grievance

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