# gram

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹæm/ · frequency rank #10,219

## Definitions
1. A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.

## Etymology
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”). Doublet of gramma.

## Easily confused with
- **gym** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-gym)
- **gum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-gum)
- **GTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-gta)
- **GSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-gsm)
- **GRE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-gre)
- **GSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-gsa)
- **GRU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-gru)
- **gro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-gro)
- **grr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-grr)
- **grt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-grt)
- **grow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-grow)
- **grew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-grew)
- **grey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-grey)
- **gray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-gray)
- **Greg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-greg)
- **grid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-grid)
- **grip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-grip)
- **grim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-grim)
- **grin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-grin)
- **gran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-gran)

## Common misspellings (6)
`garm`, `ggram`, `gramm`, `grma`, `grram`, `rgam`

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