Grimes

/ɡɹaɪmz/

//ɡɹaɪmz// name

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"grimes" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Grimes” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,840. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,840
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An English surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-grimes · Grimes · English

Grimes · rank #18,840 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,840
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH grieve

Nearest frequency peer: grieve (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Grimes”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Grimes” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Grimes vs grips
50% similar
Grimes vs Grimm
67% similar
Grimes vs grits
50% similar

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

Key facts for Grimes
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrimes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ɡɹaɪmz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,840
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Grimes”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Grimeslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “grieve” (#18,839), “grossly” (#18,841), “Gras” (#18,838). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “Grimes” is #18,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Grimes (IPA /ɡɹaɪmz/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,840 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Grimes, with forms such as "ggrimes", "girmes", and "griems". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "grips", "Grimm", "grits", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is Grimes, spelled G-R-I-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    An English surname.
  2. 2
    A placename
  3. 3
    A placename

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrimes
  • girmes
  • griems
  • grimess
  • grimmes
  • grimse
  • grmies
  • grrimes
  • rgimes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Grimes - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ggrimes1girmes2griems2grimess1grimmes1grimse2grmies2grrimes1
Edit distance from "Grimes"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Grimes"?
"Grimes" is spelled G-R-I-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɹaɪmz/.
What does "Grimes" mean?
As a proper noun, "Grimes" means: An English surname.
What words are commonly confused with "Grimes"?
"Grimes" is commonly confused with "grips", "Grimm", "grits". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Grimes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grimes" is /ɡɹaɪmz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grimes" come from?
"Grimes" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grieve#18,839grudge#18,842glover#18,837Gideon#18,835

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

hectic9 variantsflowed9 variantsfatally9 variantsjackass9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list