Gravierung
[ɡʁaˈviːʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Gravierung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang, etwas aus Stein oder Metall einzuschneiden (zu gravieren)
Corpus desk
Index DE-gravierung · Gravierung · German
Gravierung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gravierung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡʁaˈviːʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gravierung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gravierung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁaˈviːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Gravierung in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gravierung, spelled G-R-A-V-I-E-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Vorgang, etwas aus Stein oder Metall einzuschneiden (zu gravieren)
- 2Verzierung (Bild oder Schrift), die auf etwas eingraviert wurde
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.