# gritty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡɹɪti/ · frequency rank #17,375

## Definitions
1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
3. Intense and starkly realistic; depicting harsh reality, especially violence.

## Etymology
From grit + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **guilty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gritty-vs-guilty)
- **grotto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gritty-vs-grotto)
- **grit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grit-vs-gritty)
- **grits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grits-vs-gritty)
- **grimy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimy-vs-gritty)
- **grist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grist-vs-gritty)
- **grisly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grisly-vs-gritty)
- **gaiety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaiety-vs-gritty)
- **grimly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimly-vs-gritty)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ggritty`, `girtty`, `grittyy`, `grity`, `grityt`, `grritty`, `grtity`, `rgitty`

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