gravitas
/ˈɡɹævɪtɑs/
"gravitas" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gravitas” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,780. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,780
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Seriousness in bearing or manner; dignity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gravitas · gravitas · English
gravitas · rank #48,780 · 12 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,780
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH greenback
Nearest frequency peer: greenback (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “gravitas”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- glycoprotein
glycoprotein
51,226 corpus weight
- Gooding
Gooding
51,224 corpus weight
- granary
granary
51,223 corpus weight
- gravitas
gravitas
51,221 corpus weight
- greenback
greenback
51,220 corpus weight
- grieves
grieves
51,217 corpus weight
What this shows “gravitas” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gravitas |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡɹævɪtɑs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #48,780 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gravitas”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around gravitas (IPA /ˈɡɹævɪtɑs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,780 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gravitas, with forms such as "garvitas", "ggravitas", and "graivtas". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gravity", "gravitate", "gracias", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin gravitās (“weight, heaviness”). Doublet of gravity. The correct English form is gravitas, spelled G-R-A-V-I-T-A-S.
Definition
- 1Seriousness in bearing or manner; dignity.
- 2Substance, weight.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gravitas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“Because he refuses to level with the American people about the dangers which he has placed American troops and our diplomatic corps, personnel and civilians, as well as our partners and allies, or demonstrated even a modicum of presidential gravitas, I will attempt to do that,” said Mr. Biden, who is one of 14 candidates seeking the Democratic presidenti…
The other campaign against Ms. Yellen has been subtler, involving repeated suggestions — almost always off the record — that she lacks the “gravitas” to lead the Fed. What does that mean? […] Sorry, but it’s hard to escape the conclusion that gravitas, in this context, mainly means possessing a Y chromosome.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gravitās (“weight, heaviness”). Doublet of gravity.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- garvitas
- ggravitas
- graivtas
- graviats
- gravitass
- gravitsa
- gravittas
- gravtias
- gravvitas
- grravitas
- grvaitas
- rgavitas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gravitas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).