grammeme

/ɡɻæmiːm/

//ɡɻæmiːm// noun

"grammeme" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“grammeme” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A unit of grammar.

Corpus desk

Index EN-grammeme · grammeme · English

grammeme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for grammeme
PropertyValue
Headwordgrammeme
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɻæmiːm/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “grammeme” in English

grammemeranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grammeme is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡɻæmiːm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A unit of grammar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for grammeme in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From grammar + -eme, on the pattern of morpheme and phoneme. The correct English form is grammeme, spelled G-R-A-M-M-E-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A unit of grammar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Much like grammemes, quasi-grammemes oppose lexes of the same lexeme; unlike grammemes, however, they don't enter in categories.

Etymology

From grammar + -eme, on the pattern of morpheme and phoneme.

Synonyms

tagmeme

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grammeme"?
"grammeme" is spelled G-R-A-M-M-E-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɻæmiːm/.
What does "grammeme" mean?
As a noun, "grammeme" means: A unit of grammar.
How do you pronounce "grammeme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grammeme" is /ɡɻæmiːm/. 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 "grammeme"?
From grammar + -eme, on the pattern of morpheme and phoneme. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list