granite
/ˈɡɹæn.ɪt/
"granite" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“granite” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #8,796 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,796
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for build...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | granite |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡɹæn.ɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #8,796 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “granite” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for granite is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡɹæn.ɪt/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,796 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for granite, with forms such as "garnite", "ggranite", and "grainte". 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. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "grant", "grate", "grants", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French granit (“granite”), from Italian granito (“granite”), from granire (“to granulate”), from grano (“grain”), from Latin grānum (“grain”). Compare granita. The correct English form is granite, spelled G-R-A-N-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
- 2Toughness; the quality of having a thick skin or being rough.
Etymology
From French granit (“granite”), from Italian granito (“granite”), from granire (“to granulate”), from grano (“grain”), from Latin grānum (“grain”). Compare granita.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: garnite,ggranite,grainte,graniet,granitte,grannite,grantie,grnaite,grranite,rganite
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of granite - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “granite”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-R-A-N-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɡɹæn.ɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “grant” - see the side-by-side comparison. granite vs grant
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.