Which to use
“ground” and “grundy” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #735
- “ground” frequency rank
- #35,319
- “grundy” frequency rank
- 36054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ground | grundy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground. | A narrow-minded person or group that is overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct. |
Where the eye mixes ground and grundy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ground (CCVVCC) and grundy (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between ground and grundy
A purely visual mix-up. ground (/ɡɹaʊnd/) and grundy (/ˈɡɹʌn.di/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ground is recorded at frequency rank #735, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡɹaʊnd/. grundy is at rank #35,319, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɹʌn.di/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36054, this pair ranks #306,569 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ground vs grundy
Shared letters: dgnru. Private to "ground": o. Private to "grundy": y.
"ground" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "grundy" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ground" and "grundy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ground" vs "grundy" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ground" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grundy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,569 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ground" and "grundy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grubby vs grundy". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #306,569 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.