grave
Spanish, adjective
grave is spelled G-R-A-V-E (5 letters) and appears 52 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,639th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grave is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “serious, grave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of gravar. With an accent, gravé is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of gravar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “De gran importancia o con consecuencias serias”.
What does grave mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineserious, grave
- 2
femininemasculinebass (sound)
- 3
femininemasculinesolemn
- 4
femininemasculineparoxytone; stressed in the penultimate syllable
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of gravar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De gran importancia o con consecuencias serias. 2. Que tiene peso, que está sometido a la gravedad. 3. Con actitud o comportamiento serio, reflexivo, solemne y que inspira respeto. 4. Se dice del estilo que manifiesta solemnidad y decoro.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of grave
- graves feminine masculine plural
- gravísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to grave
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is grave in Spanish?
grave appears 52 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).