granita
/ɡɹəˈniːtə/noun
granita is spelled G-R-A-N-I-T-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, granita means “An Italian dessert of fruit purée etc. on crushed ice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of granita is granitas.
How many letters and syllables are in granita?
| Letters | 7: G-R-A-N-I-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is granita?
Granita appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce granita?
- /ɡɹəˈniːtə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-granita.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of granita
- granitas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does granita mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Italian dessert of fruit purée etc. on crushed ice.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Granita in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dessert:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | granita |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does granita come from?
Borrowed from Italian granita, from granire (“to granulate”). Compare granite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).