gratis
grat·is/ˈɡɹætɪs/adjective, adverb
gratis is spelled G-R-A-T-I-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables (grat·is). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gratis means “Free: without charge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gratis?
| Letters | 6: G-R-A-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: grat·is |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 gratis?
Gratis appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 gratis?
- UK /ˈɡɹɑː.tɪs/
- US /ˈɡɹætɪs/
Gratis has 2 syllables, split grat·is in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gratis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gratis?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gratis from its last stressed vowel (/ætɪs/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: striga.
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).
What does gratis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Free: without charge.
adverb
- 1
In a free way: without charge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gratis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 gratis come from?
Borrowed from Latin grātīs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).