gravada
[gɾaˈβ̞að̞a]
The verdict
“gravada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,379 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,379
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,549
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de gravado, participio de gravar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gravada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Participle |
| IPA | [gɾaˈβ̞að̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #96,379 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gravada” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gravada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,379 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [gɾaˈβ̞að̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de gravado, participio de gravar.".
Zero misspellings are on record for gravada in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is gravada, spelled G-R-A-V-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Forma del femenino de gravado, participio de gravar.
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 “gravada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-R-A-V-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.