Gravüre
[ɡʁaˈvyːʁə]
The verdict
“Gravüre” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verzierung (Bild oder Schrift), die auf etwas eingraviert wurde
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gravüre |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡʁaˈvyːʁə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gravüre” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gravüre is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁaˈvyːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Gravüre in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gravüre, spelled G-R-A-V-Ü-R-E.
Definition
- 1Verzierung (Bild oder Schrift), die auf etwas eingraviert wurde
- 2Erzeugnis der Gravierkunst
- 3Platte für den Tiefdruck, die auf fotomechanischem Weg hergestellt wurde
- 4Druck, der mithilfe einer solchen Platte hergestellt wurde
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Gravüre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-A-V-Ü-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡʁaˈvyːʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.