# grunge

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡɹʌnd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #28,230

## Definitions
1. Dirt or filth, especially when difficult to clean.
2. The state of being filthy; grubbiness.
3. A subgenre of alternative rock, originating from Seattle, Washington in the early 1990s, which melds punk and metal.

## Etymology
Back-formation from grungy.

## Easily confused with
- **grunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grunge-vs-grunt)
- **grunts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grunge-vs-grunts)
- **gauge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauge-vs-grunge)
- **gouge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gouge-vs-grunge)
- **grande** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grande-vs-grunge)
- **grudge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grudge-vs-grunge)
- **grange** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grange-vs-grunge)
- **grundy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grundy-vs-grunge)
- **gringo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gringo-vs-grunge)
- **granger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/granger-vs-grunge)
- **grudges** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grudges-vs-grunge)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ggrunge`, `grnuge`, `grrunge`, `grugne`, `gruneg`, `grungge`, `grunnge`, `gurnge`, `rgunge`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/grunge