Granville

name

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"granville" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Granville” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #25,777 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#25,777
frequency rank, English
9
letters
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An English surname from Old French.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Granville vs Grenville
89% similar
Granville vs Greenville
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Granville
PropertyValue
HeadwordGranville
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,777
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Granville” sits in English frequency

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Granville is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #25,777 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 28 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Granville, with forms such as "garnville", "ggranville", and "granivlle". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Grenville", "Greenville", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: The commune of France is from Old French Granville, Grandvilla, Grande Villa, Grandivilla, from grant (“grand”) + ville (“settlement”). The surname is of Norman baronial origin, from Grainville, a former commune in Normandy, from the given name Guarin + vil… The correct English form is Granville, spelled G-R-A-N-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

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    An English surname from Old French.
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Etymology

The commune of France is from Old French Granville, Grandvilla, Grande Villa, Grandivilla, from grant (“grand”) + ville (“settlement”). The surname is of Norman baronial origin, from Grainville, a former commune in Normandy, from the given name Guarin + ville, meaning “Guarin's town”. Guarin ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic *warduz (“guard”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: garnville,ggranville,granivlle,grannville,granvile,granvilel,granvlile,granvville,gravnille,grnaville,grranville,rganville

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Granville - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

garnville2ggranville1granivlle2grannville1granvile1granvilel2granvlile2granvville1
Edit distance from "Granville"

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 "Granville"?
"Granville" is spelled G-R-A-N-V-I-L-L-E.
What does "Granville" mean?
As a proper noun, "Granville" means: An English surname from Old French.
What words are commonly confused with "Granville"?
"Granville" is commonly confused with "Grenville", "Greenville". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Granville"?
The commune of France is from Old French Granville, Grandvilla, Grande Villa, Grandivilla, from grant (“grand”) + ville (“settlement”). The surname is of Norman baronial origin, from Grainville, a former commune in Normandy, from the given name Gu... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Granville”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is G-R-A-N-V-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “Grenville” - see the side-by-side comparison. Granville vs Grenville
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list