grammar

\ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)\

/\ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)\/ noun

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The verdict

“grammar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,827. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,827
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grammaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grammar · grammar · French

grammar · rank #38,827 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,827
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gourmandes

Nearest frequency peer: gourmandes (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « grammar »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « grammar » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

grammar vs gramme
71% similar
grammar vs Grammy
57% similar
grammar vs grammes
71% similar

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

Key facts for grammar
PropertyValue
Headwordgrammar
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)\
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,827
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « grammar »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).grammarse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « gourmandes » (#38,826), « grass » (#38,828), « gonds » (#38,825). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « grammar » est au #38,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around grammar (IPA \ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,827 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Grammaire.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for grammar, with forms such as "garmmar", "ggrammar", and "gramamr". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "gramme", "Grammy", "grammes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is grammar, spelled G-R-A-M-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grammaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how grammar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. grammar […] determines those aspects of each experience that must be expressed

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garmmar
  • ggrammar
  • gramamr
  • gramar
  • grammarr
  • grammra
  • grmamar
  • grrammar
  • rgammar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

garmmar2ggrammar1gramamr2gramar1grammarr1grammra2grmamar2grrammar1
Edit distance from "grammar"

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 "grammar"?
"grammar" is spelled G-R-A-M-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)\.
What does "grammar" mean?
As a noun, "grammar" means: Grammaire.
What words are commonly confused with "grammar"?
"grammar" is commonly confused with "gramme", "Grammy", "grammes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grammar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grammar" is \ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grammar" come from?
"grammar" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "grammar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

guépard#38,832hispano#38,838forcing#38,814forcera#38,813

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

faucille9 variantsfassions9 variantsinfant9 variantsenfler9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list