gravilla

[gɾaˈβ̞iʝa]

/[gɾaˈβ̞iʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“gravilla” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,691 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,691
frequency rank, Spanish
17,549
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mezcla de piedras muy pequeñas o macadas, que se usa para pavimentar caminos y en la mezcla del hormigón.

Key facts for gravilla
PropertyValue
Headwordgravilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gɾaˈβ̞iʝa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,691
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gravilla” 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). gravilla lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gravilla is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,691 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [gɾaˈβ̞iʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mezcla de piedras muy pequeñas o macadas, que se usa para pavimentar caminos y en la mezcla del hormigón.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gravilla, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is gravilla, spelled G-R-A-V-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mezcla de piedras muy pequeñas o macadas, que se usa para pavimentar caminos y en la mezcla del hormigón.

This word in other languages

gravel(English)gravillon(Français)Kies(Deutsch)

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 "gravilla"?
"gravilla" is spelled G-R-A-V-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [gɾaˈβ̞iʝa].
What does "gravilla" mean?
As a noun, "gravilla" means: Mezcla de piedras muy pequeñas o macadas, que se usa para pavimentar caminos y en la mezcla del hormigón.
How do you pronounce "gravilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gravilla" is [gɾaˈβ̞iʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gravilla" come from?
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Using “gravilla”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-R-A-V-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [gɾaˈβ̞iʝa] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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