gratify
grat·i·fy/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/verb
gratify is spelled G-R-A-T-I-F-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables (grat·i·fy). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, gratify means “To please” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gratify?
| Letters | 7: G-R-A-T-I-F-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: grat·i·fy |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is gratify?
Gratify appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 gratify?
- /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/
Gratify has 3 syllables, split grat·i·fy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gratify.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gratify
- gratifies present, singular, he/she/it
- gratifying participle, present
- gratified participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gratify mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To please.
- 2
To make content; to satisfy.
gratify the critics
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gratify in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to please:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gratifier |
| Portuguese | gratificar |
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 gratify come from?
From French gratifier, from Latin grātificō (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”), from grātus (“kind, pleasing”) + faciō (“to make”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).