granate

/[gɾaˈnat̪e]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,600

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

granate is aSpanishnoun. It means: Color rojo oscuro, también conocido como "color vino". Su nombre deriva de la granada, fruta que es de este color. :* Color: Pronounced [gɾaˈnat̪e]. Often confused with grant and grande.

Key facts for granate
PropertyValue
Headwordgranate
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gɾaˈnat̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#34,600
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of granate in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for granate is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gɾaˈnat̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,600 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for granate, with forms such as "ggranate", "granaet", and "granatte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "grant", "grande", "guante", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is granate, spelled G-R-A-N-A-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Color rojo oscuro, también conocido como "color vino". Su nombre deriva de la granada, fruta que es de este color. :* Color:
  2. 2
    Silicato doble de alúmina y hierro, que entra en la composición de numerosas rocas. Las variedades transparentes de color rojo se utilizan en joyería. Variedades de granate: piropo, es rojo oscuro o violeta; diamantoide, de color verde; melanita, de color negro. Tiene uso como abrasivo debido a su dureza, y en relojería se usa en lugar de los rubíes.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggranate,granaet,granatte,grannate,grantae,grnaate,grranate,rganate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for granate

Misspelling Variants of "granate"

ggranate8granaet7granatte8grannate8grantae7grnaate7grranate8rganate7
Misspelling Variants of "granate"

Frequency rank: #34,600 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "granate"?
"granate" is spelled G-R-A-N-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [gɾaˈnat̪e].
What does "granate" mean?
As a noun, "granate" means: Color rojo oscuro, también conocido como "color vino". Su nombre deriva de la granada, fruta que es de este color. :* Color:
What words are commonly confused with "granate"?
"granate" is commonly confused with "grant", "grande", "guante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "granate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "granate" is [gɾaˈnat̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "granate" come from?
"granate" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.