# grains

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡɹeɪnz/ · frequency rank #11,221

## Definitions
1. Pigeons' dung used in tanning. See grainer.

## Easily confused with
- **grin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-grin)
- **gran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-gran)
- **Gras** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-gras)
- **grand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-grand)
- **grant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-grant)
- **grass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-grass)
- **grind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-grind)
- **grams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-grams)
- **grips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-grips)
- **groin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-groin)
- **grids** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-grids)
- **grits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-grits)
- **grays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-grays)
- **grins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-grins)
- **grants** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-grants)
- **graves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-graves)
- **greens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-greens)
- **grapes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-grapes)
- **granny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-granny)
- **gratis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-gratis)

## Common misspellings (9)
`garins`, `ggrains`, `grainns`, `grainss`, `graisn`, `granis`, `grians`, `grrains`, `rgains`

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