grows

/ɡɹəʊz/

//ɡɹəʊz// verb

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

The verdict

“grows” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,331. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,331
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of grow

Corpus desk

Index EN-grows · grows · English

grows · rank #5,331 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,331
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH grid

Nearest frequency peer: grid (-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 “grows”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “grows” 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).

grows vs growth
67% similar
grows vs growths
71% similar
grows vs gow
60% similar

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

Key facts for grows
PropertyValue
Headwordgrows
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɡɹəʊz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,331
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “grows”

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).growslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “grid” (#5,330), “heating” (#5,332), “grain” (#5,329). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “grows” is #5,331. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around grows (IPA /ɡɹəʊz/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,331 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of grow".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for grows, with forms such as "ggrows", "gorws", and "grosw". 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, "growth", "growths", "gow", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is grows, spelled G-R-O-W-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of grow

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrows
  • gorws
  • grosw
  • growss
  • growws
  • grrows
  • grwos
  • rgows

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggrows1gorws2grosw2growss1growws1grrows1grwos2rgows2
Edit distance from "grows"

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 "grows"?
"grows" is spelled G-R-O-W-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɹəʊz/.
What does "grows" mean?
As a verb, "grows" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of grow
What words are commonly confused with "grows"?
"grows" is commonly confused with "growth", "growths", "gow". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grows"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grows" is /ɡɹəʊz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grows" come from?
"grows" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

grain#5,329knees#5,334liver#5,337mines#5,340

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

didnt8 variantssadly8 variantscherry8 variantsslept8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list