Gracques

\ɡʁɑk\

/\ɡʁɑk\/ name

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The verdict

“Gracques” is uncommon French (frequency #79,357 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,357
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom donné aux frères et hommes d’état Tiberius Gracchus et Caius Gracchus pour leurs actions politiques.

Key facts for Gracques
PropertyValue
HeadwordGracques
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ɡʁɑk\
Letters8
Frequency rank#79,357
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gracques” 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). Gracques 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

Gracques is uncommon French at frequency #79,357 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ɡʁɑk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom donné aux frères et hommes d’état Tiberius Gracchus et Caius Gracchus pour leurs actions politiques.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Gracques in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Gracques, spelled G-R-A-C-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom donné aux frères et hommes d’état Tiberius Gracchus et Caius Gracchus pour leurs actions politiques.

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 "Gracques"?
"Gracques" is spelled G-R-A-C-Q-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɑk\.
What does "Gracques" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gracques" means: Nom donné aux frères et hommes d’état Tiberius Gracchus et Caius Gracchus pour leurs actions politiques.
How do you pronounce "Gracques"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gracques" is \ɡʁɑk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gracques" come from?
"Gracques" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Gracques”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-A-C-Q-U-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁɑk\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list