grat

/ɡɹæt/

//ɡɹæt// noun

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"grat" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“grat” is uncommon English (frequency #75,009 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,009
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A gratuity or tip.

Corpus desk

Index EN-grat · grat · English

grat · rank #75,009 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,009
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH gravure

Nearest frequency peer: gravure (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “grat”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for grat
PropertyValue
Headwordgrat
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɹæt/
Letters4
Frequency rank#75,009
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “grat” 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).gratfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “gravure” (#75,010), “granitic” (#75,007), “Greencastle” (#75,012). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “grat” is #75,009. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grat is uncommon English at frequency #75,009 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡɹæt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A gratuity or tip.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for grat in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Shortening. The correct English form is grat, spelled G-R-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A gratuity or tip.

Etymology

Shortening.

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 "grat"?
"grat" is spelled G-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɹæt/.
What does "grat" mean?
As a noun, "grat" means: A gratuity or tip.
How do you pronounce "grat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grat" is /ɡɹæt/. 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 "grat"?
Shortening. 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 "grat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hira#75,043hout#75,053idem#75,062eugh#74,944

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list