# GRU vs grub

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### GRU
*name · frequency rank #39,340*
The Main Intelligence Directorate — the Soviet and then the Russian military intelligence agency.

### grub
*noun · IPA /ɡɹʌb/ · frequency rank #24,772*
An insect, especially a beetle, at an immature stage of its life cycle.

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