# Groot vs grow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### grow
*verb · IPA /ɡɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #1,344*
To become larger, to increase in magnitude.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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