# grail

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡɹeɪl/ · frequency rank #15,823

## Definitions
1. The Holy Grail.
2. Something eagerly sought or quested for.

## Etymology
From Middle English graal, greal, from Old French graal, greal (“cup”), from Medieval Latin gradalis, possibly corrupted over time from Latin crater (“bowl”).

## Easily confused with
- **gray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-gray)
- **grid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-grid)
- **grip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-grip)
- **gram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-gram)
- **grim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-grim)
- **grin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-grin)
- **gran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-gran)
- **grit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-grit)
- **Gras** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-gras)
- **grand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-grand)
- **grant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-grant)
- **grass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-grass)
- **grave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-grave)
- **grain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-grain)
- **graph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-graph)
- **grasp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-grasp)
- **grill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-grill)
- **grams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-grams)
- **grape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-grape)
- **gravy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grail-vs-gravy)

## Common misspellings (7)
`garil`, `ggrail`, `graill`, `grali`, `grial`, `grrail`, `rgail`

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