gram
/ˈɡɹæm/noun, verb
gram is spelled G-R-A-M: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gram means “A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gram is grams or 'grams.
How many letters and syllables are in gram?
| Letters | 4: G-R-A-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 5.8 times per million words; the 10,196th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is gram?
Gram appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gram?
- /ˈɡɹæm/
- /ˈɡɹeə̯m/
- /ˈɡrɛə̯m/
Gram has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-gram.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with gram
Sounds like: graham (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: graham.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with gram?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as gram.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: marg.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of gram
- grams plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- gramme UK
- gramming participle, present
- grammed participle, past
- 'grams plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- 'gramming participle, present
- 'grammed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gram mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
Holonyms: kilogram < megagram < gigagram
- 2
A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.
- 3
The seeds of these plants.
- 4
colloquialGrandmother.
- 5
datedA gramophone recording.
- 6
Alternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)
verb
- 1
Alternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate gram?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of gram: g, gm., gr.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gram in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gramme , -gramme |
| German | Gramm , -gramm |
| Portuguese | grama , -grama |
| Spanish | gramo , -grama |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does gram come from?
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”). Doublet of gramma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).