gratitude
grat·i·tude/ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/noun
gratitude is spelled G-R-A-T-I-T-U-D-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (grat·i·tude). It appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gratitude means “The state of being grateful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gratitude is gratitudes.
How many letters and syllables are in gratitude?
| Letters | 9: G-R-A-T-I-T-U-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: grat·i·tude |
| In writing | 8.3 times per million words; the 8,036th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 gratitude?
Gratitude appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th 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 gratitude?
- UK /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tjuːd/
- British /ˈɡɹa.tɪ.tʃʉwd/
- US /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/
Gratitude has 3 syllables, split grat·i·tude in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-gratitude.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gratitude?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gratitude from its last stressed vowel (/ætɪtud/):
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 gratitude
- gratitudes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gratitude mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being grateful.
She showed deep gratitude for the support she received.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gratitude in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being grateful:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gratitude |
| German | Dankbarkeit |
| Portuguese | gratidão |
| Spanish | gratitud, conoscencia, agradecimiento |
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 gratitude come from?
From French gratitude, from Medieval Latin grātitūdō (“thankfulness”), from Latin grātus (“thankful”). Displaced Old English þancung.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).