grade

/ɡɹeɪd/

//ɡɹeɪd// noun

The verdict

“grade” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,961 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,961
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-grade · grade · Spanish

grade · rank #50,961 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,961
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gozamos

Nearest frequency peer: gozamos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “grade”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “grade” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for grade
PropertyValue
Headwordgrade
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɹeɪd/
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,961
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “grade” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.gradecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “gozamos” (#50,960), “gotta” (#50,959), “haba” (#50,969). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “grade” va en #50,961. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grade is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,961 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡɹeɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for grade in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is grade, spelled G-R-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grado.
  2. 2
    Categoría, nivel.
  3. 3
    Calidad.
  4. 4
    La pendiente de un camino u otra vía.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The grade of this hill is more than 5 percent.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grade"?
"grade" is spelled G-R-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɹeɪd/.
What does "grade" mean?
As a noun, "grade" means: Grado.
How do you pronounce "grade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grade" is /ɡɹeɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grade" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list