graticule
gra·ti·cule/ˈɡɹætəˌkjul/noun
graticule is spelled G-R-A-T-I-C-U-L-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (gra·ti·cule). It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, graticule means “The network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system such as the one used for charts and maps of the Earth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of graticule is graticules.
How many letters and syllables are in graticule?
| Letters | 9: G-R-A-T-I-C-U-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: gra·ti·cule |
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is graticule?
Graticule appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce graticule?
- UK /ˈɡɹætɪkjuːl/
- US /ˈɡɹætəˌkjul/
- US [-ɾə-]
Graticule has 3 syllables, split gra·ti·cule in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-graticule.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-graticule.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with graticule?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as graticule (/ætəkjul/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: curtilage.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of graticule
- graticules plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does graticule mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system such as the one used for charts and maps of the Earth.
- 2
UKSynonym of reticle (“a transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc., to aid in alignment, counting, or measurement of objects being observed; also, the crosshair, grid, or scale on such a plate”).
- 3
A (nearly) rectangular or square region created by a grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Graticule in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Gradnetz |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does graticule come from?
Borrowed from French graticule, from Medieval Latin grātīcula, from Latin crāticula (“grating, grill”), from crātis (“hurdle; wickerwork”) (probably from Proto-Indo-European *kréh₂-tis (“fenced handiwork”)) + -cula (feminine form of -culus, a variant of -ulus (“diminutive suffix”)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).