grout

/ɡɹaʊt/

//ɡɹaʊt// noun

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"grout" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“grout” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,742. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,742
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.

Corpus desk

Index EN-grout · grout · English

grout · rank #35,742 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,742
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Greeley

Nearest frequency peer: Greeley (-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 “grout”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “grout” 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).

grout vs gut
60% similar
grout vs GRU
0% similar
grout vs grt
60% similar

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

Key facts for grout
PropertyValue
Headwordgrout
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɹaʊt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,742
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “grout”

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).groutlands 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 “Greeley” (#35,741), “grays” (#35,740), “gush” (#35,744). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “grout” is #35,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around grout (IPA /ɡɹaʊt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,742 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for grout, with forms such as "ggrout", "gorut", and "grotu". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gut", "GRU", "grt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English growte, grut, from Old English grūt (“dregs; coarse meal”), from Proto-West Germanic *grūt, from Proto-Germanic *grūtą (compare Dutch gruit (“dregs”), German Grauß, Norwegian grut (“ground”)), lengthening of Proto-Germanic *grutą, ultima… The correct English form is grout, spelled G-R-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.
  2. 2
    Coarse meal; groats.
  3. 3
    Dregs, sediment.
  4. 4
    A kind of beer or ale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. grouts of tea

Etymology

From Middle English growte, grut, from Old English grūt (“dregs; coarse meal”), from Proto-West Germanic *grūt, from Proto-Germanic *grūtą (compare Dutch gruit (“dregs”), German Grauß, Norwegian grut (“ground”)), lengthening of Proto-Germanic *grutą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to grind, rub”). Related to grit.

This word in other languages

fragüe(Español)coulis(Français)Grieß(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrout
  • gorut
  • grotu
  • groutt
  • grrout
  • gruot
  • rgout

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grout - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggrout1gorut2grotu2groutt1grrout1gruot2rgout2
Edit distance from "grout"

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 "grout"?
"grout" is spelled G-R-O-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɹaʊt/.
What does "grout" mean?
As a noun, "grout" means: A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.
What words are commonly confused with "grout"?
"grout" is commonly confused with "gut", "GRU", "grt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grout"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grout" is /ɡɹaʊt/. 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 "grout"?
From Middle English growte, grut, from Old English grūt (“dregs; coarse meal”), from Proto-West Germanic *grūt, from Proto-Germanic *grūtą (compare Dutch gruit (“dregs”), German Grauß, Norwegian grut (“ground”)), lengthening of Proto-Germanic *gru... 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 "grout", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grays#35,740gazed#35,734Haydn#35,750gauss#35,732

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

gobble7 variantsgaudy7 variantsfermi7 variantsfallow7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list