gravadas

[gɾaˈβ̞að̞as]

/[gɾaˈβ̞að̞as]/ participle

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The verdict

“gravadas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,262 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,262
frequency rank, Spanish
17,549
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino plural de gravado, participio de gravar.

Key facts for gravadas
PropertyValue
Headwordgravadas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[gɾaˈβ̞að̞as]
Letters8
Frequency rank#95,262
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gravadas” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gravadas lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gravadas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,262 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [gɾaˈβ̞að̞as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino plural de gravado, participio de gravar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gravadas, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is gravadas, spelled G-R-A-V-A-D-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gravadas"?
"gravadas" is spelled G-R-A-V-A-D-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [gɾaˈβ̞að̞as].
What does "gravadas" mean?
As a participle, "gravadas" means: Forma del femenino plural de gravado, participio de gravar.
How do you pronounce "gravadas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gravadas" is [gɾaˈβ̞að̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gravadas" come from?
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Using “gravadas”

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-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [gɾaˈβ̞að̞as] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list