gravieren

[ɡʁaˈviːʁən]

/[ɡʁaˈviːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“gravieren” is uncommon German (frequency #93,009 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,009
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas (Bilder, Ornamente, Wörter, Zeichen) in hartes Material oder Stein mit speziellem Werkzeug einschneiden

Corpus desk

Index DE-gravieren · gravieren · German

gravieren · rank #93,009 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,009
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grashüpfer

Nearest frequency peer: Grashüpfer (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „gravieren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „gravieren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gravieren
PropertyValue
Headwordgravieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡʁaˈviːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#93,009
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gravieren“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gravierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Grashüpfer“ (#93,008), „grenzenden“ (#93,010), „grammatikalischen“ (#93,007). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gravieren“ bei #93,009. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gravieren is uncommon German at frequency #93,009 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡʁaˈviːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for gravieren in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gravieren, spelled G-R-A-V-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas (Bilder, Ornamente, Wörter, Zeichen) in hartes Material oder Stein mit speziellem Werkzeug einschneiden
  2. 2
    etwas mit eingeschnittenen Verzierungen (Gravierungen) versehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die einheimische Künstlerin graviert mit einem elektrischen Gravierstift und erschafft so lebendige kleine Jagdszenen auf Schnapsgläser.
  2. „Die Bauern sind beinahe alle Analphabeten, das sind aber auch viele der großen Fürsten, die sich metallene Petschaften mit ihrer Unterschrift gravieren lassen, sodass sie Dokumente nicht unterzeichnen müssen, sondern nur zu stempeln brauchen und damit verhehlen könnnen, dass sie unfähig sind, ihren eigenen erlauchten Namen zu schreiben.“

This word in other languages

engrave(English)grabar(Español)graver(Français)gravar(Português)

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gravieren"?
"gravieren" is spelled G-R-A-V-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁaˈviːʁən].
What does "gravieren" mean?
As a verb, "gravieren" means: etwas (Bilder, Ornamente, Wörter, Zeichen) in hartes Material oder Stein mit speziellem Werkzeug einschneiden
How do you pronounce "gravieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gravieren" is [ɡʁaˈviːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gravieren" come from?
"gravieren" is a German 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list