gradatim
/ɡɹæ.dæˈtiːm/
"gradatim" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gradatim” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Step by step; gradually and methodically.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gradatim · gradatim · English
gradatim · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gradatim |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ɡɹæ.dæˈtiːm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gradatim” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gradatim is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ɡɹæ.dæˈtiːm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Step by step; gradually and methodically.".
gradatim doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Attested in English since 1575–1585: from Latin gradātim, from gradus (“step”). The correct English form is gradatim, spelled G-R-A-D-A-T-I-M.
Definition
- 1Step by step; gradually and methodically.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gradatim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This trend of thought and preaching and practice resulted gradatim in the junior certificate, to mark the distinction between university and secondary…
Etymology
Attested in English since 1575–1585: from Latin gradātim, from gradus (“step”).
Synonyms
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.