gro
/ˈɡrəʊ/adjective, number, noun
gro is spelled G-R-O: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gro means “Disgusting, unpleasant; gross” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gro?
| Letters | 3: G-R-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is gro?
Gro appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gro?
- /ˈɡrəʊ/
Gro has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gro.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with gro
Also written: grove.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with gro?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as gro.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rog.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of gro
- more gro comparative
- most gro superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
USslangDisgusting, unpleasant; gross.
Wash your hair! It's totally gro.
number
- 1
The cardinal number occurring after el do el (↋↋) and before gro one (101) in a duodecimal system. Written 100, decimal value 144.
noun
- 1
Initialism of guest relation officer.
- 2
Initialism of grassroots organization.
noun
- 1
UKAbbreviation of grove.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gro come from?
Shortening of gross (adjective), perhaps via grody.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).