# groans vs grows

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### groans
*noun · IPA /ɡɹoʊnz/ · frequency rank #31,580*
plural of groan

### grows
*verb · IPA /ɡɹəʊz/ · frequency rank #5,331*
third-person singular simple present indicative of grow

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