# grieves vs grievous

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grieves
*noun · IPA /ɡɹiːvz/ · frequency rank #48,784*
plural of grief

### grievous
*adjective · IPA /ˈɡɹiː.vəs/ · frequency rank #22,986*
Causing grief, pain, or sorrow.

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