# grainy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡɹeɪni/ · frequency rank #35,316

## Definitions
1. Resembling grains; granular.
2. Coarsely ground or gritty.

## Etymology
From Middle English greyny, equivalent to grain + -y. Piecewise doublet of corny.

## Easily confused with
- **gray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-gray)
- **grin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-grin)
- **gran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-gran)
- **grand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-grand)
- **grant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-grant)
- **grind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-grind)
- **gravy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-gravy)
- **groin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-groin)
- **grins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-grins)
- **grimy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-grimy)
- **Grammy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-grammy)
- **granny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-granny)
- **grassy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-grassy)
- **gravity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-gravity)
- **grazing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-grazing)
- **grating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-grating)
- **gain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gain-vs-grainy)
- **gains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gains-vs-grainy)
- **grain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grain-vs-grainy)
- **grail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-grainy)

## Common misspellings (9)
`gariny`, `ggrainy`, `grainny`, `grainyy`, `graiyn`, `graniy`, `griany`, `grrainy`, `rgainy`

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