gramercy
/ɡɹəˈmɝ.si/
"gramercy" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gramercy” is uncommon English (frequency #56,778 among 18,276 “G” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,778
- frequency rank, English
- 18,276
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Used as an expression of gratitude: thanks; many thanks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gramercy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ɡɹəˈmɝ.si/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #56,778 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gramercy” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gramercy is uncommon English at frequency #56,778 among 18,276 “G” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /ɡɹəˈmɝ.si/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
gramercy has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English gramerci, from Old French grant merci (“great thanks”). Still in use in south of France's Provençal language as 'gramerci'. The correct English form is gramercy, spelled G-R-A-M-E-R-C-Y.
Definition
- 1Used as an expression of gratitude: thanks; many thanks.
- 2Used as an exclamation expressing surprise or sudden strong feelings.
Etymology
From Middle English gramerci, from Old French grant merci (“great thanks”). Still in use in south of France's Provençal language as 'gramerci'.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “gramercy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-R-A-M-E-R-C-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɡɹəˈmɝ.si/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.