gracieuseté

\ɡʁa.sjøz.te\

/\ɡʁa.sjøz.te\/ noun

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The verdict

“gracieuseté” is uncommon French (frequency #72,375 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,375
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Manière aimable d’agir envers quelqu’un.

Key facts for gracieuseté
PropertyValue
Headwordgracieuseté
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁa.sjøz.te\
Letters11
Frequency rank#72,375
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gracieuseté” sits in French 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). gracieuseté 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

gracieuseté is uncommon French at frequency #72,375 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁa.sjøz.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for gracieuseté in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gracieuseté, spelled G-R-A-C-I-E-U-S-E-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manière aimable d’agir envers quelqu’un.
  2. 2
    Façon de se tenir ou de se mouvoir avec grâce.
  3. 3
    Ce que, par bonne grâce on donne à quelqu’un au-delà de ce qu’on lui doit.
  4. 4
    Présent offert pour corrompre.
  5. 5
    Injures méchantes.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gracieuseté"?
"gracieuseté" is spelled G-R-A-C-I-E-U-S-E-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁa.sjøz.te\.
What does "gracieuseté" mean?
As a noun, "gracieuseté" means: Manière aimable d’agir envers quelqu’un.
How do you pronounce "gracieuseté"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gracieuseté" is \ɡʁa.sjøz.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gracieuseté" come from?
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Using “gracieuseté”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-A-C-I-E-U-S-E-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁa.sjøz.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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