grounders

/ˈɡɹaʊndə(ɹ)z/

//ˈɡɹaʊndə(ɹ)z// noun

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

The verdict

“grounders” is uncommon English (frequency #77,729 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,729
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A playground game in which one person is chosen to be "it" (and must keep their eyes shut) and tries to tag others, who become "it" instead, either by touching them or by calling out "grounders" wh...

Corpus desk

Index EN-grounders · grounders · English

grounders · rank #77,729 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,729
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH gyre

Nearest frequency peer: gyre (+6 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 “grounders”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “grounders” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for grounders
PropertyValue
Headwordgrounders
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡɹaʊndə(ɹ)z/
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,729
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “grounders” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).groundersfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “gyre” (#77,735), “Gottschalk” (#77,722), “H2H” (#77,736). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “grounders” is #77,729. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grounders is uncommon English at frequency #77,729 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡɹaʊndə(ɹ)z/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A playground game in which one person is chosen to be "it" (and must keep their eyes shut) and tries to tag others, who become "it" instead, either by touching them or by calling out "grounders" wh...".

Zero misspellings are on record for grounders in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is grounders, spelled G-R-O-U-N-D-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A playground game in which one person is chosen to be "it" (and must keep their eyes shut) and tries to tag others, who become "it" instead, either by touching them or by calling out "grounders" while they are on the ground (rather than on a climber).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "It's so cool," Nolan, a Grade 5 student at Dalhousie said, adding that he was looking forward to the first game of grounders. "It has three slides and I like the colours. They're really nice."
  2. Apparently, kids like to climb, swing and slide. Who knew? And they like playground games. Two favourites (ask a kid if you don't know) are grounders (it combines tag and hide-and-seek) and gaga ball (a kinder, gentler version of dodge ball).

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 "grounders"?
"grounders" is spelled G-R-O-U-N-D-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɹaʊndə(ɹ)z/.
What does "grounders" mean?
As a noun, "grounders" means: A playground game in which one person is chosen to be "it" (and must keep their eyes shut) and tries to tag others, who become "it" instead, either by touching them or by calling out "grounders" wh...
How do you pronounce "grounders"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grounders" is /ˈɡɹaʊndə(ɹ)z/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list