# gravestone

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹeɪvstoʊn/ · frequency rank #43,676

## Definitions
1. A stone slab set at the head of a grave.

## Etymology
From Middle English graveston, gravestone, gravestan, equivalent to grave + stone.

## Common misspellings (15)
`garvestone`, `ggravestone`, `graevstone`, `gravesotne`, `gravesstone`, `gravestnoe`, `gravestoen`, `gravestonne`, `gravesttone`, `gravetsone`, `gravsetone`, `gravvestone`, `grravestone`, `grvaestone`, `rgavestone`

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