grace

/ɡɹeɪs/

//ɡɹeɪs// noun

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"grace" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“grace” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,680. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,680
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Charming, pleasing qualities.

Corpus desk

Index EN-grace · grace · English

grace · rank #2,680 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,680
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH golf

Nearest frequency peer: golf (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “grace”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “grace” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

grace vs GRE
0% similar
grace vs gray
60% similar
grace vs gram
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for grace
PropertyValue
Headwordgrace
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɹeɪs/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,680
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grace” sits in English 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). grace lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around grace (IPA /ɡɹeɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,680 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for grace, with forms such as "garce", "ggrace", and "gracce". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "GRE", "gray", "gram", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English grace, from Old French grace (modern French grâce), from Latin grātia (“kindness, favour, esteem”), from grātus (“pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to praise, welcome”); compare grateful. The word displaced the native Middle… The correct English form is grace, spelled G-R-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Charming, pleasing qualities.
  2. 2
    A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.
  3. 3
    In the games of patience or solitaire: a special move that is normally against the rules.
  4. 4
    A grace note.
  5. 5
    Elegant movement; elegance of movement; balance or poise.
  6. 6
    An allowance of time granted to a debtor during which they are free of at least part of their normal obligations towards the creditor.
  7. 7
    Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.
  8. 8
    An act or decree of the governing body of an English university.
  9. 9
    Mercy, pardon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The Princess brought grace to an otherwise dull and boring party.
  2. Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.

Etymology

From Middle English grace, from Old French grace (modern French grâce), from Latin grātia (“kindness, favour, esteem”), from grātus (“pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to praise, welcome”); compare grateful. The word displaced the native Middle English held, hield (“grace”) (from Old English held, hyld (“grace”)), Middle English este (“grace, favour, pleasure”) (from Old English ēst (“grace, kindness, favour”)), Middle English athmede(n) (“grace”) (from Old English ēadmēdu (“grace”)), Middle English are, ore (“grace, mercy, honour”) (from Old English ār (“honour, grace, kindness, mercy”)).

This word in other languages

gracias(Español)bénédicité(Français)Tischgebet(Deutsch)graças(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garce
  • ggrace
  • gracce
  • graec
  • grcae
  • grrace
  • rgace

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grace - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

garce2ggrace1gracce1graec2grcae2grrace1rgace2
Edit distance from "grace"

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

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grace"?
"grace" is spelled G-R-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɹeɪs/.
What does "grace" mean?
As a noun, "grace" means: Charming, pleasing qualities.
What words are commonly confused with "grace"?
"grace" is commonly confused with "GRE", "gray", "gram". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grace" is /ɡɹeɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "grace"?
From Middle English grace, from Old French grace (modern French grâce), from Latin grātia (“kindness, favour, esteem”), from grātus (“pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to praise, welcome”); compare grateful. The word displaced the nat... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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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