gravitate
grav·i·tate/ˈɡɹævɪteɪt/verb
gravitate is spelled G-R-A-V-I-T-A-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (grav·i·tate). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, gravitate means “To move under the force of gravity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gravitate?
| Letters | 9: G-R-A-V-I-T-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: grav·i·tate |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd 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 gravitate?
Gravitate appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 gravitate?
- /ˈɡɹævɪteɪt/
Gravitate has 3 syllables, split grav·i·tate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-gravitate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gravitate
- gravitates present, singular, he/she/it
- gravitating participle, present
- gravitated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gravitate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To move under the force of gravity.
- 2
To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity.
Children naturally gravitate to such a big, friendly man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gravitate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to move under the force of gravity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | gravitar |
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 gravitate come from?
Borrowed from New Latin gravitāt-, past participial stem of gravitō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).