granitic

adj

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

The verdict

“granitic” is uncommon English (frequency #75,007 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,007
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, pertaining to, or containing granite.

Corpus desk

Index EN-granitic · granitic · English

granitic · rank #75,007 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,007
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH grat

Nearest frequency peer: grat (+2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “granitic”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “granitic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for granitic
PropertyValue
Headwordgranitic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#75,007
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “granitic” in English

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).graniticfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “grat” (#75,009), “gravure” (#75,010), “Gosnell” (#75,003). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “granitic” is #75,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

granitic is uncommon English at frequency #75,007 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of, pertaining to, or containing granite.".

granitic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From granite + -ic. The correct English form is granitic, spelled G-R-A-N-I-T-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or containing granite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Castles and houses [...] sat on top of mountains and granitic outcroppings.

Etymology

From granite + -ic.

This word in other languages

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 "granitic"?
"granitic" is spelled G-R-A-N-I-T-I-C.
What does "granitic" mean?
As an adjective, "granitic" means: Of, pertaining to, or containing granite.
What is the origin of the word "granitic"?
From granite + -ic. 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 "granitic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list