graduel

/\ɡʁad.ɥɛl\/ adj

The verdict

“graduel” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #43,963 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#43,963
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Qui va par degrés.

Key facts for graduel
PropertyValue
Headwordgraduel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡʁad.ɥɛl\
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,963
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “graduel” 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). graduel lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for graduel is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡʁad.ɥɛl\. Corpus data places it at rank #43,963 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Qui va par degrés.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for graduel, with forms such as "garduel", "ggraduel", and "gradduel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "gravel", "graduelle", "grade", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is graduel, spelled G-R-A-D-U-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui va par degrés.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: garduel,ggraduel,gradduel,gradeul,graduell,gradule,graudel,grdauel,grraduel,rgaduel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of graduel — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "graduel"

garduel2ggraduel1gradduel1gradeul2graduell1gradule2graudel2grdauel2
Edit distance from "graduel"

Frequency rank: #43,963 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "graduel"?
"graduel" is spelled G-R-A-D-U-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁad.ɥɛl\.
What does "graduel" mean?
As an adjective, "graduel" means: Qui va par degrés.
What words are commonly confused with "graduel"?
"graduel" is commonly confused with "gravel", "graduelle", "grade". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "graduel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "graduel" is \ɡʁad.ɥɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "graduel" come from?
"graduel" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “graduel”

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

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

Nearby French words

Other entries that begin with the letter G in our French index:

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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.