# grieve vs groove

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grieve
*verb · IPA /ɡɹiːv/ · frequency rank #18,839*
To cause sorrow or distress to.

### groove
*noun · IPA /ɡɹuːv/ · frequency rank #10,552*
A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a geological channel or depression.

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