gravid
/ˈɡɹævɪd/adjective
gravid is spelled G-R-A-V-I-D: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gravid means “Pregnant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gravid?
| Letters | 6: G-R-A-V-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 gravid?
Gravid appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 gravid?
- US /ˈɡɹævɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-gravid.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gravid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gravid
- more gravid comparative
- most gravid superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gravid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pregnant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gravid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pregnant (now used chiefly of egg-laying animals, or metaphorically):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gravide |
| German | trächtig, gravid |
| Portuguese | grávida |
| Spanish | grávido, embarazado, encinta |
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 gravid come from?
From Latin gravidus (“laden, pregnant”), from gravis (“heavy”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).