# grandma

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹænmɑː/ · frequency rank #5,967

## Definitions
1. Grandmother.

## Etymology
From grand- + ma, after grandmother.

## Easily confused with
- **grandpa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grandma-vs-grandpa)
- **granola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grandma-vs-granola)
- **grand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grand-vs-grandma)
- **grande** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grande-vs-grandma)
- **Granada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/granada-vs-grandma)
- **granddad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/granddad-vs-grandma)

## Common misspellings (11)
`garndma`, `ggrandma`, `gradnma`, `grandam`, `granddma`, `grandmma`, `granmda`, `granndma`, `grnadma`, `grrandma`, `rgandma`

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