# grits

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡɹɪts/ · frequency rank #31,579

## Definitions
1. plural of grit ('hulled oats'); groats.
2. Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.

## Etymology
See grit (Etymology 2, “hulled oats”).

## Easily confused with
- **GTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grits-vs-gts)
- **grt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grits-vs-grt)
- **guts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grits-vs-guts)
- **gross** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grits-vs-gross)
- **grows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grits-vs-grows)
- **gusts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grits-vs-gusts)
- **gritty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grits-vs-gritty)
- **grunts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grits-vs-grunts)
- **git** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/git-vs-grits)
- **gets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gets-vs-grits)
- **grid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grid-vs-grits)
- **grip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grip-vs-grits)
- **grim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grim-vs-grits)
- **gigs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gigs-vs-grits)
- **grin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grin-vs-grits)
- **grit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grit-vs-grits)
- **Gras** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gras-vs-grits)
- **gait** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gait-vs-grits)
- **Gita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gita-vs-grits)
- **gots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gots-vs-grits)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ggrits`, `girts`, `gritss`, `gritts`, `grrits`, `grtis`, `rgits`

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