grave
[ˈgɾaβ̞e]
The verdict
“grave” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,637. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,637
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,728
- “G” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De gran importancia o con consecuencias serias.
Corpus desk
Index ES-grave · grave · Spanish
grave · rank #1,637 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,637
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,728
- PHOTO-FINISH gas
Nearest frequency peer: gas (-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.
Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “grave”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- distribución
distribución
98,367 corpus weight
- Fuertes
Fuertes
98,366 corpus weight
- gas
gas
98,365 corpus weight
- grave
grave
98,364 corpus weight
- hablo
hablo
98,363 corpus weight
- identidad
identidad
98,362 corpus weight
What this shows “grave” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | grave |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈgɾaβ̞e] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,637 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “grave”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around grave (IPA [ˈgɾaβ̞e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,637 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for grave, with forms such as "garve", "ggrave", and "graev". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gray", "gripe", "grité", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 grave, spelled G-R-A-V-E.
Definition
- 1De gran importancia o con consecuencias serias.
- 2Que tiene peso, que está sometido a la gravedad.
- 3Con actitud o comportamiento serio, reflexivo, solemne y que inspira respeto.
- 4Se dice del estilo que manifiesta solemnidad y decoro.
- 5Se dice del sonido hueco y bajo por contraposición al agudo.
- 6Dicho de una palabra, que su acento prosódico recae en la penúltima sílaba.
- 7Que requiere esfuerzo o presenta obstáculos.
- 8Dicho de una enfermedad o condición, que se manifiesta de forma muy intensa, a menudo a riesgo de perder la vida.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grave appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
el asesinato es un crimen grave.
A mi parecer, quien da comienzo a una razón cualquiera tiene que presentar un principio indiscutible y una explicación sencilla y grave.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- garve
- ggrave
- graev
- gravve
- grrave
- grvae
- rgave
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grave - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "grave", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).