# grounds vs groups

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### groups
*noun · IPA /ɡɹuːps/ · frequency rank #786*
plural of group

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