# gronk vs grows

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gronk
*verb · frequency rank #47,077*
Of a floppy disk drive: to produce mechanical sounds of operation.

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

## Source
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