gram calorie
"gram-calorie" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gram calorie” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water by a degree centigrade: a unit of measure of energy.
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Index EN-gram-calorie · gram calorie · English
gram calorie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | gram calorie |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gram calorie” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gram calorie is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water by a degree centigrade: a unit of measure of energy.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for gram calorie in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Because a gram of water is the referent mass (versus a kilogram of water); see Calorie. The correct English form is gram calorie, spelled G-R-A-M- -C-A-L-O-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water by a degree centigrade: a unit of measure of energy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gram calorie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Holonyms: kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, Calorie (with a capital C), calorie (large-calorie sense) < megacalorie < gigacalorie
Etymology
Because a gram of water is the referent mass (versus a kilogram of water); see Calorie.
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.