gram calorie
"gram-calorie" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gram calorie” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gram calorie |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gram calorie” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for gram calorie is 12 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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Using “gram calorie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-R-A-M- -C-A-L-O-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.