# gravitas

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹævɪtɑs/ · frequency rank #48,780

## Definitions
1. Seriousness in bearing or manner; dignity.
2. Substance, weight.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gravitās (“weight, heaviness”). Doublet of gravity.

## Easily confused with
- **gravity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gravitas-vs-gravity)
- **gravitate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gravitas-vs-gravitate)
- **gracias** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gracias-vs-gravitas)

## Common misspellings (12)
`garvitas`, `ggravitas`, `graivtas`, `graviats`, `gravitass`, `gravitsa`, `gravittas`, `gravtias`, `gravvitas`, `grravitas`, `grvaitas`, `rgavitas`

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