Gramsci

\ˈɡram.ʃi\

/\ˈɡram.ʃi\/ name

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The verdict

“Gramsci” is uncommon French (frequency #55,315 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,315
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille italien.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gramsci · Gramsci · French

Gramsci · rank #55,315 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,315
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH grattent

Nearest frequency peer: grattent (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Gramsci »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Gramsci » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gramsci
PropertyValue
HeadwordGramsci
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ˈɡram.ʃi\
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,315
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Gramsci » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Gramscitombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « grattent » (#55,316), « goy » (#55,313), « grattes » (#55,317). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Gramsci » est au #55,315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gramsci is uncommon French at frequency #55,315 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ˈɡram.ʃi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille italien.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gramsci, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Gramsci, spelled G-R-A-M-S-C-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille italien.

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 "Gramsci"?
"Gramsci" is spelled G-R-A-M-S-C-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɡram.ʃi\.
What does "Gramsci" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gramsci" means: Nom de famille italien.
How do you pronounce "Gramsci"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gramsci" is \ˈɡram.ʃi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gramsci" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

grattes#55,317goulard#55,311gimmick#55,308gencive#55,307

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list