# groom vs Groot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### groom
*noun · IPA /ɡɹuːm/ · frequency rank #12,430*
A man who is about to marry.

### Groot
*name · frequency rank #29,676*
A surname from Dutch.

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