graben
\ɡʁa.bɛn\
The verdict
“graben” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fossé d’effondrement bordé par des failles normales.
Corpus desk
Index FR-graben · graben · French
graben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | graben |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁa.bɛn\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « graben » en français
Rare enough to double-check
graben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁa.bɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fossé d’effondrement bordé par des failles normales.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for graben, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is graben, spelled G-R-A-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Fossé d’effondrement bordé par des failles normales.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how graben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le Fossé Rhénan est un graben.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.