grafito
[gɾaˈfit̪o]
The verdict
“grafito” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #40,324 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,324
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma cristalina alotrópica característica del carbono en el que las redes cristalinas tienen geometría hexagonal. Es un mineral de color negro agrisado, lustre metálico, graso al tacto, textura co...
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 | grafito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gɾaˈfit̪o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #40,324 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “grafito” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for grafito is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gɾaˈfit̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,324 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma cristalina alotrópica característica del carbono en el que las redes cristalinas tienen geometría hexagonal. Es un mineral de color negro agrisado, lustre metálico, graso al tacto, textura co...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for grafito, with forms such as "garfito", "ggrafito", and "graffito". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "grito", "grato", "granito", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is grafito, spelled G-R-A-F-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Forma cristalina alotrópica característica del carbono en el que las redes cristalinas tienen geometría hexagonal. Es un mineral de color negro agrisado, lustre metálico, graso al tacto, textura compacta y compuesto casi exclusivamente de carbono utilizado principalmente para fabricar lápices y como material refractario.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: garfito,ggrafito,graffito,grafiot,grafitto,graftio,graifto,grfaito,grrafito,rgafito
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grafito - 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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “grafito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-R-A-F-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [gɾaˈfit̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “grito” - see the side-by-side comparison. grafito vs grito
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.