# grieves vs Grimes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Grimes
*name · IPA /ɡɹaɪmz/ · frequency rank #18,840*
An English surname.

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