grapefruit

/ˈɡɹeɪpfɹuːt/

//ˈɡɹeɪpfɹuːt// noun

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

The verdict

“grapefruit” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,283. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,283
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange.

Corpus desk

Index EN-grapefruit · grapefruit · English

grapefruit · rank #23,283 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,283
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gorman

Nearest frequency peer: Gorman (-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 “grapefruit”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “grapefruit” 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 grapefruit
PropertyValue
Headwordgrapefruit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡɹeɪpfɹuːt/
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,283
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “grapefruit”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).grapefruitlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Gorman” (#23,282), “grate” (#23,284), “greyhound” (#23,285). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “grapefruit” is #23,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around grapefruit (IPA /ˈɡɹeɪpfɹuːt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,283 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for grapefruit, with forms such as "garpefruit", "ggrapefruit", and "graepfruit". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Widely assumed to be a marketing term from grape + fruit, an allusion to the supposed grapelike clusters of fruit on the tree, early 19th c. Ciardi proposes another theory: one of the pomelo's botanical names is Citrus grandis, meaning "great citrus [fruit]… The correct English form is grapefruit, spelled G-R-A-P-E-F-R-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange.
  2. 2
    The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.
  3. 3
    Large breasts; by extension, a woman with large breasts.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Results have begun to come in and at Comfort Castle this month I spent a useful and happy half day carting round 8 children in my car to their homes where we all helped to fill in with good soil and manure, their excellently dug holes and planted the grapefruit.
  2. Grapefruit is high in vitamin C. The pink and red varieties contain vitamin A (betacarotene) and lycopene, an antioxidant that may help prevent cancer. Grapefruit contains a chemical that can alter intestinal absorption of some medications and lead to higher than normal blood levels of some drugs and potential problems.

Etymology

Widely assumed to be a marketing term from grape + fruit, an allusion to the supposed grapelike clusters of fruit on the tree, early 19th c. Ciardi proposes another theory: one of the pomelo's botanical names is Citrus grandis, meaning "great citrus [fruit]", due to the size of its fruit. A new pomelo variety might first have been called a "greatfruit" (see greatfruit), and through the process of assimilation, the word came to be pronounced "grapefruit".

Synonyms

grapefruit treeCitrus × paradisiCitrus sinensis × Citrus grandisCitrus sinensis × Citrus maximabreasts

This word in other languages

toronja(Español)pamplemoussier(Français)Grapefruit(Deutsch)toranja(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garpefruit
  • ggrapefruit
  • graepfruit
  • grapeffruit
  • grapefriut
  • grapefrruit
  • grapefruitt
  • grapefruti
  • grapefurit
  • graperfuit
  • grapferuit
  • grappefruit
  • grpaefruit
  • grrapefruit
  • rgapefruit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

garpefruit2ggrapefruit1graepfruit2grapeffruit1grapefriut2grapefrruit1grapefruitt1grapefruti2
Edit distance from "grapefruit"

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 "grapefruit"?
"grapefruit" is spelled G-R-A-P-E-F-R-U-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪpfɹuːt/.
What does "grapefruit" mean?
As a noun, "grapefruit" means: The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange.
What are common misspellings of "grapefruit"?
Common misspellings include "garpefruit", "ggrapefruit", "graepfruit", "grapeffruit", "grapefriut". The correct spelling is "grapefruit".
How do you pronounce "grapefruit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grapefruit" is /ˈɡɹeɪpfɹuːt/. 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 "grapefruit"?
Widely assumed to be a marketing term from grape + fruit, an allusion to the supposed grapelike clusters of fruit on the tree, early 19th c. Ciardi proposes another theory: one of the pomelo's botanical names is Citrus grandis, meaning "great citr... 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 "grapefruit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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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