gracias

/ˈɡɹɑ.θi.əs/

//ˈɡɹɑ.θi.əs// intj

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"gracias" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gracias” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,472. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,472
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Thank you.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gracias · gracias · English

gracias · rank #37,472 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,472
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH gossiping

Nearest frequency peer: gossiping (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “gracias”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “gracias” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

gracias vs grains
71% similar
gracias vs Gracie
57% similar
gracias vs gratis
71% similar

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

Key facts for gracias
PropertyValue
Headwordgracias
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/ˈɡɹɑ.θi.əs/
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,472
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gracias”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).graciaslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “gossiping” (#37,471), “grafting” (#37,473), “golem” (#37,470). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gracias” is #37,472. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gracias (IPA /ˈɡɹɑ.θi.əs/), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #37,472 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Thank you.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gracias, with forms such as "garcias", "ggracias", and "gracais". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "grains", "Gracie", "gratis", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish gracias (“thank you”). The correct English form is gracias, spelled G-R-A-C-I-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Thank you.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Muchos gracias, my friend. —The girls are in the kitchen, Bimbo told Vera.
  2. "Gracias, my friend. I owe you a great debt.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gracias (“thank you”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garcias
  • ggracias
  • gracais
  • graccias
  • graciass
  • gracisa
  • graicas
  • grcaias
  • grracias
  • rgacias

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gracias - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

garcias2ggracias1gracais2graccias1graciass1gracisa2graicas2grcaias2
Edit distance from "gracias"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gracias"?
"gracias" is spelled G-R-A-C-I-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɹɑ.θi.əs/.
What does "gracias" mean?
As an interjection, "gracias" means: Thank you.
What words are commonly confused with "gracias"?
"gracias" is commonly confused with "grains", "Gracie", "gratis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gracias"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gracias" is /ˈɡɹɑ.θi.əs/. 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 "gracias"?
Borrowed from Spanish gracias (“thank you”). 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 "gracias", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gangnam#37,465Haywood#37,483Florian#37,460ferrous#37,458

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

homeboy10 variantshyping10 variantsillusory10 variantsdoorman10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list