# graceful

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡɹeɪsfʊl/ · frequency rank #17,373

## Definitions
1. Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
2. Magnanimous, lacking arrogance or complaint; gracious.
3. Gradual and non-disruptive.

## Etymology
From Middle English graceful. By surface analysis, grace + -ful.

## Easily confused with
- **grateful** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graceful-vs-grateful)
- **gracefully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graceful-vs-gracefully)

## Common misspellings (12)
`garceful`, `ggraceful`, `gracceful`, `gracefful`, `graceflu`, `gracefull`, `graceufl`, `gracfeul`, `graecful`, `grcaeful`, `grraceful`, `rgaceful`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/graceful