groceries

/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/

//ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz// noun

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"groceries" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“groceries” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,712. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,712
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.

Corpus desk

Index EN-groceries · groceries · English

groceries · rank #11,712 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,712
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH greetings

Nearest frequency peer: greetings (-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 “groceries”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “groceries” 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
Key facts for groceries
PropertyValue
Headwordgroceries
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,712
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “groceries”

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).grocerieslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “greetings” (#11,711), “hacker” (#11,713), “gradual” (#11,710). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “groceries” is #11,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around groceries (IPA /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,712 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for groceries, with forms such as "ggroceries", "gorceries", and "grcoeries". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is groceries, spelled G-R-O-C-E-R-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. She carried a sack of groceries in from her car and placed it on the kitchen table.
  2. Did not cotton spin itself, beef grow, and groceries and spiceries come in from the East and the West, quite comfortably by the side of shams?

This word in other languages

comestibles(Español)courses(Français)Lebensmittel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggroceries
  • gorceries
  • grcoeries
  • grocceries
  • groceires
  • grocereis
  • groceriess
  • grocerise
  • grocerries
  • grocreies
  • groecries
  • grroceries
  • rgoceries

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggroceries1gorceries2grcoeries2grocceries1groceires2grocereis2groceriess1grocerise2
Edit distance from "groceries"

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 "groceries"?
"groceries" is spelled G-R-O-C-E-R-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/.
What does "groceries" mean?
As a noun, "groceries" means: Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.
What are common misspellings of "groceries"?
Common misspellings include "ggroceries", "gorceries", "grcoeries", "grocceries", "groceires". The correct spelling is "groceries".
How do you pronounce "groceries"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "groceries" is /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "groceries" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

greetings#11,711heartbeat#11,718gardening#11,702illnesses#11,723

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

disappoint13 variantsmonarchy13 variantsblankets13 variantspunching13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list