# grassroots

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡɹɑːs.ɹuːts/ · frequency rank #15,178

## Definitions
1. Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.

## Etymology
From grass + roots.

## Common misspellings (14)
`garssroots`, `ggrassroots`, `grasroots`, `grasrsoots`, `grassorots`, `grassroost`, `grassrootss`, `grassrootts`, `grassrotos`, `grassrots`, `grassrroots`, `grrassroots`, `grsasroots`, `rgassroots`

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