Gravettian
adjective
Gravettian is spelled G-R-A-V-E-T-T-I-A-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Gravettian means “Of or relating to a specific archaeological tool-making industry of the European Upper Paleolithic era prevalent before the last glacial maximum, c.…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Gravettian?
| Letters | 10: G-R-A-V-E-T-T-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 Gravettian?
Gravettian appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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).
What does Gravettian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to a specific archaeological tool-making industry of the European Upper Paleolithic era prevalent before the last glacial maximum, c. 33000–20000 BCE.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gravettian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gravettien |
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 Gravettian come from?
Coined by English archaeologist Dorothy Garrod in 1938, named after the site of La Gravette in the Dordogne region of France, where the characteristic tools were first found and studied.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).