grammatical

/ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/

//ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl// adj

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"grammatical" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“grammatical” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,324. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,324
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not breaching any constraints of the grammar, or morpho-syntax, of the relevant language.

Corpus desk

Index EN-grammatical · grammatical · English

grammatical · rank #18,324 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,324
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH golfer

Nearest frequency peer: golfer (-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 “grammatical”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “grammatical” 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).

grammatical vs grammatically
85% similar

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

Key facts for grammatical
PropertyValue
Headwordgrammatical
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/
Letters11
Frequency rank#18,324
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “grammatical”

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).grammaticallands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “golfer” (#18,323), “graphite” (#18,325), “goggles” (#18,322). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “grammatical” is #18,324. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around grammatical (IPA /ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,324 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for grammatical, with forms such as "garmmatical", "ggrammatical", and "gramamtical". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "grammatically", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French grammatical, from Latin grammaticālis. The correct English form is grammatical, spelled G-R-A-M-M-A-T-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not breaching any constraints of the grammar, or morpho-syntax, of the relevant language.
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to grammar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Your writing in English is not grammatical enough for publication, so we will hire an editor to fix it where necessary while preserving the intended meaning.
  2. These unidiomatic utterances are easily comprehensible but are not grammatical.

Etymology

From Middle French grammatical, from Latin grammaticālis.

This word in other languages

gramatical(Español)grammatical(Français)grammatisch(Deutsch)gramatical(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garmmatical
  • ggrammatical
  • gramamtical
  • gramatical
  • grammaitcal
  • grammatcial
  • grammatiacl
  • grammaticall
  • grammaticcal
  • grammaticla
  • grammattical
  • grammtaical
  • grmamatical
  • grrammatical
  • rgammatical

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grammatical - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

garmmatical2ggrammatical1gramamtical2gramatical1grammaitcal2grammatcial2grammatiacl2grammaticall1
Edit distance from "grammatical"

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 "grammatical"?
"grammatical" is spelled G-R-A-M-M-A-T-I-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/.
What does "grammatical" mean?
As an adjective, "grammatical" means: Not breaching any constraints of the grammar, or morpho-syntax, of the relevant language.
What words are commonly confused with "grammatical"?
"grammatical" is commonly confused with "grammatically". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grammatical"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grammatical" is /ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/. 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 "grammatical"?
From Middle French grammatical, from Latin grammaticālis. 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 "grammatical", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

excessively#18,306exceedingly#18,305inquisition#18,348Constantine#18,278

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

fourteenth15 variantscrackdown15 variantsconjecture15 variantscompounded15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list