Which to use
“grog” and “group” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,236
- “grog” frequency rank
- #241
- “group” frequency rank
- 44477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grog | group |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy. | A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another. |
Where the eye mixes grog and group
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grog with group
A purely visual mix-up. grog (/ɡɹɒɡ/) and group (/ɡɹuːp/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grog is recorded at frequency rank #44,236, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡɹɒɡ/. group is at rank #241, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡɹuːp/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 44477, this pair ranks #230,164 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grog vs group
Shared letters: gor. Private to "grog": -. Private to "group": pu.
"grog" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "group" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grog" for "group" ever safe?
Which is more common, "grog" or "group"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "group" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,164 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grog" and "group" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grog vs gronk". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #230,164 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.