gravity

/ˈɡɹævɪti/

//ˈɡɹævɪti// noun

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"gravity" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gravity” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,046. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,046
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Senses relating to seriousness.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gravity · gravity · English

gravity · rank #5,046 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,046
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH gradually

Nearest frequency peer: gradually (-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 “gravity”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “gravity” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gravity vs gravy
71% similar
gravity vs grainy
71% similar
gravity vs granite
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gravity
PropertyValue
Headwordgravity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡɹævɪti/
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,046
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gravity”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).gravitylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “gradually” (#5,045), “habits” (#5,047), “Fred” (#5,044). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gravity” is #5,046. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gravity (IPA /ˈɡɹævɪti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,046 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gravity, with forms such as "garvity", "ggravity", and "graivty". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "gravy", "grainy", "granite", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Italic *gʷraus Latin gravis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin gravit… The correct English form is gravity, spelled G-R-A-V-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Senses relating to seriousness.
  2. 2
    Senses relating to seriousness.
  3. 3
    Senses relating to seriousness.
  4. 4
    Senses relating to physical qualities.
  5. 5
    Senses relating to physical qualities.
  6. 6
    Senses relating to physical qualities.
  7. 7
    Senses relating to physical qualities.
  8. 8
    Senses relating to physical qualities.
  9. 9
    Senses relating to physical qualities.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gravity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Page. Yonder is a moſt reuerend Gentleman; vvho (be-like) hauing receiued vvrong by ſome perſon, is at moſt odds vvith his ovvne grauity and patience, that euer you ſavv. / [Robert] Shal[low]. I haue liued foure-ſcore yeeres, and vpvvard: I neuer heard a man of his place, grauity, and learning, ſo vvide of his ovvne reſpect.
  2. [Y]ou ſhould ſee all thoſe grand cenſors, that novv ſtile them [plays] ſuch vanities, flock to them for the maine grace of their grauities: […]

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Italic *gʷraus Latin gravis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin gravitāslbor. French gravitébor. ▲ Latin gravitāslbor. English gravity Borrowed from French gravité (“seriousness, solemnity; severity; (physics) gravity”), or from its etymon Latin gravitās (“heaviness, weight; seriousness; severity”) + English -ity (suffix forming nouns, especially abstract nouns). Gravitās is derived from gravis (“heavy; grave, serious”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”)) + -tās (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns indicating states of being). The English word was first used figuratively, and gained the senses relating to physical qualities in the 17th century. Doublet of gravitas.

This word in other languages

gravedad(Español)gravité(Français)Ernst(Deutsch)gravidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garvity
  • ggravity
  • graivty
  • gravitty
  • gravityy
  • graviyt
  • gravtiy
  • gravvity
  • grravity
  • grvaity
  • rgavity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gravity - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

garvity2ggravity1graivty2gravitty1gravityy1graviyt2gravtiy2gravvity1
Edit distance from "gravity"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gravity"?
"gravity" is spelled G-R-A-V-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɹævɪti/.
What does "gravity" mean?
As a noun, "gravity" means: Senses relating to seriousness.
What words are commonly confused with "gravity"?
"gravity" is commonly confused with "gravy", "grainy", "granite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gravity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gravity" is /ˈɡɹævɪti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "gravity"?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Italic *gʷraus Latin gravis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās La... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gravity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list