# grim vs grins

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grim
*adjective · IPA /ɡɹɪm/ · frequency rank #11,390*
Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.

### grins
*noun · IPA /ɡɹɪnz/ · frequency rank #36,164*
plural of grin

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