# gran

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡɹæn/ · frequency rank #16,245

## Definitions
1. A grandmother.

## Etymology
Clipping of granny.

## Easily confused with
- **gun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-gun)
- **GTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-gta)
- **GRE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-gre)
- **GSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-gsa)
- **GRU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-gru)
- **gro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-gro)
- **grr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-grr)
- **GYN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-gyn)
- **grt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-grt)
- **grow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-grow)
- **grew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-grew)
- **grey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-grey)
- **gray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-gray)
- **Greg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-greg)
- **grid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-grid)
- **grip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-grip)
- **grim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-grim)
- **grin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-grin)
- **Gwen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-gwen)
- **grit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-grit)

## Common misspellings (6)
`garn`, `ggran`, `grann`, `grna`, `grran`, `rgan`

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