grounds

/ɡɹaʊndz/

//ɡɹaʊndz// noun

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The verdict

“grounds” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,645 among 1,241 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,645
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,241
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural de ground

Key facts for grounds
PropertyValue
Headwordgrounds
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɹaʊndz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,645
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grounds” sits in Portuguese frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grounds is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,645 among 1,241 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡɹaʊndz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural de ground".

Zero misspellings are on record for grounds in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is grounds, spelled G-R-O-U-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural de ground

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 Portuguese 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 de ground
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 Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “grounds”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-R-O-U-N-D-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɡɹaʊndz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list