# gratitude

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹætɪtjud/ · frequency rank #8,041

## Definitions
1. The state of being grateful.

## Etymology
From French gratitude, from Medieval Latin grātitūdō (“thankfulness”), from Latin grātus (“thankful”). Displaced native Old English þancung.

## Common misspellings (13)
`gartitude`, `ggratitude`, `graittude`, `gratitdue`, `gratittude`, `gratitudde`, `gratitued`, `gratiutde`, `grattitude`, `grattiude`, `grratitude`, `grtaitude`, `rgatitude`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gratitude