graduée

\ɡʁa.dɥe\

/\ɡʁa.dɥe\/ adj

The verdict

“graduée” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,294. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,294
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin singulier de gradué.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

graduée vs gravée
71% similar
graduée vs gravure
71% similar
graduée vs graduel
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for graduée
PropertyValue
Headwordgraduée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡʁa.dɥe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,294
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “graduée” 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). graduée lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around graduée (IPA \ɡʁa.dɥe\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,294 among 194,371 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de gradué.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for graduée, with forms such as "garduée", "ggraduée", and "gradduée". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "gravée", "gravure", "graduel", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is graduée, spelled G-R-A-D-U-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de gradué.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garduée
  • ggraduée
  • gradduée
  • graduee
  • gradueé
  • gradéue
  • graudée
  • grdauée
  • grraduée
  • rgaduée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of graduée - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

garduée2ggraduée1gradduée1graduee1gradueé2gradéue2graudée2grdauée2
Edit distance from "graduée"

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 "graduée"?
"graduée" is spelled G-R-A-D-U-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁa.dɥe\.
What does "graduée" mean?
As an adjective, "graduée" means: Féminin singulier de gradué.
What words are commonly confused with "graduée"?
"graduée" is commonly confused with "gravée", "gravure", "graduel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "graduée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "graduée" is \ɡʁa.dɥe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "graduée" come from?
"graduée" 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 “graduée”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-A-D-U-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁa.dɥe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “gravée” - see the side-by-side comparison. graduée vs gravée
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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