# groom vs grows

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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: 2026-09-03.
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