grocery

/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/

//ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi// noun

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"grocery" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“grocery” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,473. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,473
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.

Corpus desk

Index EN-grocery · grocery · English

grocery · rank #6,473 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,473
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH fried

Nearest frequency peer: fried (-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 “grocery”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “grocery” 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).

grocery vs Grover
57% similar
grocery vs grower
71% similar
grocery vs grocer
86% similar

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

Key facts for grocery
PropertyValue
Headwordgrocery
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,473
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “grocery”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).grocerylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “fried” (#6,472), “guided” (#6,474), “filmed” (#6,471). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “grocery” is #6,473. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around grocery (IPA /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,473 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for grocery, with forms such as "ggrocery", "gorcery", and "grcoery". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Grover", "grower", "grocer", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English grocerye, equivalent to grocer + -y. Compare gross. Doublet of groceria. The correct English form is grocery, spelled G-R-O-C-E-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.
  2. 2
    A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 1776: Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations Where ten thousand pounds can be employed in the grocery trade, the wages of the grocer's labour make but a very trifling addition...
  2. 1854: Henry David Thoreau, Walden I observed that the vitals of the village were the grocery, the bar-room, the post-office, and the bank...

Etymology

From Middle English grocerye, equivalent to grocer + -y. Compare gross. Doublet of groceria.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrocery
  • gorcery
  • grcoery
  • groccery
  • grocerry
  • groceryy
  • groceyr
  • grocrey
  • groecry
  • grrocery
  • rgocery

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grocery - 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.

ggrocery1gorcery2grcoery2groccery1grocerry1groceryy1groceyr2grocrey2
Edit distance from "grocery"

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 "grocery"?
"grocery" is spelled G-R-O-C-E-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/.
What does "grocery" mean?
As a noun, "grocery" means: Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.
What words are commonly confused with "grocery"?
"grocery" is commonly confused with "Grover", "grower", "grocer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grocery"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grocery" is /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "grocery"?
From Middle English grocerye, equivalent to grocer + -y. Compare gross. Doublet of groceria. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

halfway#6,476happier#6,477donated#6,463laundry#6,488

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

intimate11 variantslifting11 variantscould've11 variantscorners11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list