# grounded vs grounds

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grounded
*adjective · IPA /ˈɡɹaʊn.dɪd/ · frequency rank #9,050*
Not allowed to fly.

### grounds
*noun · IPA /ɡɹaʊndz/ · frequency rank #3,430*
plural of ground

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