grouch
/ɡɹaʊt͡ʃ/
"grouch" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“grouch” is uncommon English (frequency #66,696 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,696
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor.
Corpus desk
Index EN-grouch · grouch · English
grouch · rank #66,696 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,696
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH gravesite
Nearest frequency peer: gravesite (-2 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.
Long-tail ranks near “grouch”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- granule
granule
33,309 corpus weight
- gratin
gratin
33,308 corpus weight
- gravesite
gravesite
33,307 corpus weight
- grouch
grouch
33,305 corpus weight
- guanine
guanine
33,303 corpus weight
- guff
guff
33,302 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “grouch” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grouch |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɡɹaʊt͡ʃ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #66,696 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “grouch” in English
Rare enough to double-check
grouch is uncommon English at frequency #66,696 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡɹaʊt͡ʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for grouch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English grouchen, variant of grucchen (“to complain, mumble, murmur”). See grutch. The correct English form is grouch, spelled G-R-O-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1A complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor.
- 2One who is grumpy or irritable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grouch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But today he had noticed from the moment he had got out of bed that something was amiss with the world. Either he was in the grip of some divine discontent due to the highly developed condition of his soul, or else he had a grouch.
I don't feel like hanging around with that grouch.
Etymology
From Middle English grouchen, variant of grucchen (“to complain, mumble, murmur”). See grutch.
This word in other languages
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.
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