grounds

/ɡɹaʊndz/

//ɡɹaʊndz// noun

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

The verdict

“grounds” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,430. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,430
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of ground

Corpus desk

Index EN-grounds · grounds · English

grounds · rank #3,430 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,430
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH FBI

Nearest frequency peer: FBI (-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 “grounds”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “grounds” 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).

grounds vs groups
71% similar
grounds vs grunts
71% similar
grounds vs grundy
71% similar

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

Key facts for grounds
PropertyValue
Headwordgrounds
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɹaʊndz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,430
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “grounds”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “FBI” (#3,429), “gym” (#3,431), “farmers” (#3,428). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “grounds” is #3,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around grounds (IPA /ɡɹaʊndz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,430 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of ground".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for grounds, with forms such as "ggrounds", "gorunds", and "gronuds". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "groups", "grunts", "grundy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is grounds, spelled G-R-O-U-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of ground

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrounds
  • gorunds
  • gronuds
  • groudns
  • groundds
  • groundss
  • grounnds
  • grounsd
  • grrounds
  • gruonds
  • rgounds

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggrounds1gorunds2gronuds2groudns2groundds1groundss1grounnds1grounsd2
Edit distance from "grounds"

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 "grounds"?
"grounds" is spelled G-R-O-U-N-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɹaʊndz/.
What does "grounds" mean?
As a noun, "grounds" means: plural of ground
What words are commonly confused with "grounds"?
"grounds" is commonly confused with "groups", "grunts", "grundy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grounds"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grounds" is /ɡɹaʊndz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grounds" come from?
"grounds" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

farmers#3,428helpful#3,432persons#3,443Charlie#3,412

Similar misspelling depth

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

believes11 variantssisters11 variantsswimming11 variantsVictoria11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list