# grinds vs grounds

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grinds
*verb · IPA /ɡɹaɪndz/ · frequency rank #32,828*
third-person singular simple present indicative of grind

### grounds
*noun · IPA /ɡɹaʊndz/ · frequency rank #3,430*
plural of ground

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