# graze

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡɹeɪz/ · frequency rank #28,225

## Definitions
1. The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
2. A light abrasion; a slight scratch.
3. The act of animals feeding from pasture.

## Etymology
From Old English grasian (“to feed on grass”), from græs (“grass”).

## Easily confused with
- **GRE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graze-vs-gre)
- **grove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graze-vs-grove)
- **grime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graze-vs-grime)
- **gripe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graze-vs-gripe)
- **grope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graze-vs-grope)
- **grease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graze-vs-grease)
- **grazed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graze-vs-grazed)
- **Gaz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaz-vs-graze)
- **game** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/game-vs-graze)
- **gave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gave-vs-graze)
- **grab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grab-vs-graze)
- **gray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gray-vs-graze)
- **Gaza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-graze)
- **gram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-graze)
- **gaze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-graze)
- **gale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gale-vs-graze)
- **grad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grad-vs-graze)
- **gran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-graze)
- **Gras** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gras-vs-graze)
- **Gabe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gabe-vs-graze)

## Common misspellings (7)
`garze`, `ggraze`, `graez`, `grazze`, `grraze`, `grzae`, `rgaze`

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