# gro vs group

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gro
*adjective · IPA /ˈɡrəʊ/ · frequency rank #42,164*
Disgusting, unpleasant; gross.

### group
*noun · IPA /ɡɹuːp/ · frequency rank #241*
A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.

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