# aground

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈɡɹaʊnd/ · frequency rank #35,606

## Definitions
1. Resting on the bottom.
2. at a loss, ruined, with no way out

## Etymology
From Middle English agrounde, on grounde (“on ground”), equivalent to a- + ground.

## Easily confused with
- **around** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aground-vs-around)
- **abound** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abound-vs-aground)

## Common misspellings (10)
`agground`, `agorund`, `agronud`, `agroudn`, `agroundd`, `agrounnd`, `agrround`, `agruond`, `argound`, `garound`

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