grammar

/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/

//ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)// noun

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"grammar" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“grammar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,420. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,420
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.

Corpus desk

Index EN-grammar · grammar · English

grammar · rank #5,420 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,420
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH gentle

Nearest frequency peer: gentle (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “grammar”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “grammar” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

grammar vs Grammy
57% similar
grammar vs Grammer
71% similar
grammar vs gamma
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for grammar
PropertyValue
Headwordgrammar
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,420
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “grammar”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).grammarlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “gentle” (#5,419), “HIV” (#5,421), “genre” (#5,418). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “grammar” is #5,420. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around grammar (IPA /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,420 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for grammar, with forms such as "garmmar", "ggrammar", and "gramamr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Grammy", "Grammer", "gamma", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English gramere, from Old French gramaire (“classical learning”), from unattested Vulgar Latin *grammāria, an alteration of Latin grammatica, from Ancient Greek γραμματική (grammatikḗ, “skilled in writing”), from γράμμα (grámma, “line of writing… The correct English form is grammar, spelled G-R-A-M-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.
  2. 2
    A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.
  3. 3
    Actual or presumed prescriptive notions about the correct use of a language.
  4. 4
    A book describing the grammar (noun sense 1 or noun sense 2) of a language.
  5. 5
    A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.
  6. 6
    A formal system defining a formal language.
  7. 7
    The basic rules or principles of a field of knowledge or a particular skill.
  8. 8
    A book describing these rules or principles; a textbook.
  9. 9
    Ellipsis of grammar school.
  10. 10
    A set of component patterns, along with the rules for connecting them, which can be combined to form more complex patterns such as large still lifes, oscillators, and spaceships.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how grammar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Because real lexicons are big and complex, from a software engineering perspective it is best to write simple grammars that have a simple, well-defined way, of pulling out the information they need from vast lexicons. That is, grammars should be thought of as separate entities which can access the information contained in lexicons. We can then use special…
  2. We must learn a new grammar of power in a world that is made up more of the common good – or the common bad – than of self-interest or national interest.

Etymology

From Middle English gramere, from Old French gramaire (“classical learning”), from unattested Vulgar Latin *grammāria, an alteration of Latin grammatica, from Ancient Greek γραμματική (grammatikḗ, “skilled in writing”), from γράμμα (grámma, “line of writing”), from γράφω (gráphō, “write”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (“to carve, scratch”). Displaced native Old English stæfcræft; a doublet of glamour, glamoury, gramarye, and grimoire. Piecewise doublet of grammatic.

Synonyms

glomery

This word in other languages

gramática(Español)grammaire(Français)Grammatik(Deutsch)gramática(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garmmar
  • ggrammar
  • gramamr
  • gramar
  • grammarr
  • grammra
  • grmamar
  • grrammar
  • rgammar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grammar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

garmmar2ggrammar1gramamr2gramar1grammarr1grammra2grmamar2grrammar1
Edit distance from "grammar"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grammar"?
"grammar" is spelled G-R-A-M-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/.
What does "grammar" mean?
As a noun, "grammar" means: A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.
What words are commonly confused with "grammar"?
"grammar" is commonly confused with "Grammy", "Grammer", "gamma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grammar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grammar" is /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "grammar"?
From Middle English gramere, from Old French gramaire (“classical learning”), from unattested Vulgar Latin *grammāria, an alteration of Latin grammatica, from Ancient Greek γραμματική (grammatikḗ, “skilled in writing”), from γράμμα (grámma, “line ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "grammar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

gentle9 variantslayers9 variantscomics9 variantsnotion9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list