# groom vs gross

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### gross
*adjective · IPA /ɡɹəʊs/ · frequency rank #3,305*
Highly or conspicuously offensive.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/groom-vs-gross