# growled vs growls

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### growled
*verb · IPA /ɡɹaʊld/ · frequency rank #44,821*
simple past and past participle of growl

### growls
*noun · IPA /ɡɹaʊlz/ · frequency rank #40,270*
plural of growl

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