gramophone

[ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn]

/[ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn]/ noun

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"gramophone" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gramophone” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,653. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,653
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A record player.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gramophone · gramophone · English

gramophone · rank #41,653 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,653
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH grammatically

Nearest frequency peer: grammatically (-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 “gramophone”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gramophone” 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
Key facts for gramophone
PropertyValue
Headwordgramophone
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#41,653
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gramophone”

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).gramophonelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “grammatically” (#41,652), “gratefully” (#41,654), “Gotti” (#41,651). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gramophone” is #41,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around gramophone (IPA [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,653 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A record player.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for gramophone, with forms such as "garmophone", "ggramophone", and "grammophone". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) English Gramophoneder… The correct English form is gramophone, spelled G-R-A-M-O-P-H-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A record player.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) English Gramophoneder. English gramophone From the trademark Gramophone, coined by German-American inventor Emile Berliner in 1887 after the invention of the first phonograph, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “letter”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

Synonyms

phonograph

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garmophone
  • ggramophone
  • grammophone
  • gramohpone
  • gramophhone
  • gramophnoe
  • gramophoen
  • gramophonne
  • gramopohne
  • gramopphone
  • grampohone
  • graomphone
  • grmaophone
  • grramophone
  • rgamophone

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gramophone - 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.

garmophone2ggramophone1grammophone1gramohpone2gramophhone1gramophnoe2gramophoen2gramophonne1
Edit distance from "gramophone"

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 "gramophone"?
"gramophone" is spelled G-R-A-M-O-P-H-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn].
What does "gramophone" mean?
As a noun, "gramophone" means: A record player.
What are common misspellings of "gramophone"?
Common misspellings include "garmophone", "ggramophone", "grammophone", "gramohpone", "gramophhone". The correct spelling is "gramophone".
How do you pronounce "gramophone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gramophone" is [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn]. 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 "gramophone"?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) English Gra... 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 "gramophone", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gratefully#41,654Hartlepool#41,665foursquare#41,637ineptitude#41,691

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list