grid

/ɡɹɪd/

//ɡɹɪd// noun

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"grid" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“grid” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,330. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,330
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.

Corpus desk

Index EN-grid · grid · English

grid · rank #5,330 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,330
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH grain

Nearest frequency peer: grain (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “grid”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “grid” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

grid vs GUI
0% similar
grid vs GRU
0% similar
grid vs gro
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for grid
PropertyValue
Headwordgrid
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɹɪd/
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,330
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grid” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). grid lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around grid (IPA /ɡɹɪd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,330 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for grid, with forms such as "ggrid", "gird", and "grdi". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "GUI", "GRU", "gro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Back-formation or clipping of griddle or gridiron. The correct English form is grid, spelled G-R-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
  2. 2
    A tiling of the plane with regular polygons; a honeycomb.
  3. 3
    A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
  4. 4
    A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).
  5. 5
    A method of marking off maps into areas.
  6. 6
    The pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race.
  7. 7
    The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher).
  8. 8
    A battery-plate somewhat like a grating, especially a zinc plate in a primary battery, or a lead plate in a secondary or storage battery.
  9. 9
    A grating of parallel bars; a gridiron.
  10. 10
    An openwork ceiling above the stage or studio, used for affixing lights etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how grid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. You can't turn off the building from here; you have to shut down the whole grid.
  2. [Rural solar plant] schemes are of little help to industry or other heavy users of electricity. Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid. For all that, the rapid arrival of electric light to Indian villages is long overdue. When the national grid suffers its next huge outage, as it did in July 2012 when hundreds of millions were left in the dark, look…

Etymology

Back-formation or clipping of griddle or gridiron.

This word in other languages

cuadrícula(Español)grille(Français)Gitter(Deutsch)matriz(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrid
  • gird
  • grdi
  • gridd
  • grrid
  • rgid

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grid - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggrid1gird2grdi2gridd1grrid1rgid2
Edit distance from "grid"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grid"?
"grid" is spelled G-R-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɹɪd/.
What does "grid" mean?
As a noun, "grid" means: A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
What words are commonly confused with "grid"?
"grid" is commonly confused with "GUI", "GRU", "gro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grid" is /ɡɹɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "grid"?
Back-formation or clipping of griddle or gridiron. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "grid", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

earl#5,322cole#5,308clue#5,306bits#5,299

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

chill6 variantssits6 variantsbases6 variantssuite6 variants
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list