# grisly vs grossly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grisly
*adjective · IPA /ˈɡɹɪzli/ · frequency rank #39,834*
Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.

### grossly
*adverb · IPA /ˈɡɹoʊsli/ · frequency rank #18,841*
Greatly; to a large degree, especially one large enough to be frankly appreciable.

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