graduellement
\ɡʁa.dɥɛl.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“graduellement” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,969
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - D’une manière graduelle, par gradation, étape par étape, petit à petit.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | graduellement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɡʁa.dɥɛl.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #17,969 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “graduellement” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around graduellement (IPA \ɡʁa.dɥɛl.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #17,969 among 194,371 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "D’une manière graduelle, par gradation, étape par étape, petit à petit.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for graduellement, with forms such as "garduellement", "ggraduellement", and "gradduellement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is graduellement, spelled G-R-A-D-U-E-L-L-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1D’une manière graduelle, par gradation, étape par étape, petit à petit.
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: garduellement,ggraduellement,gradduellement,gradeullement,graduelelment,graduelement,graduelleemnt,graduellemennt,graduellementt,graduellemetn,graduellemment,graduellemnet,graduellmeent,gradulelement,graudellement,grdauellement,grraduellement,rgaduellement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of graduellement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “graduellement”
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-L-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡʁa.dɥɛl.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.