gratitude

\ɡʁa.ti.tyd\

/\ɡʁa.ti.tyd\/ noun

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The verdict

“gratitude” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,947. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,947
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reconnaissance d’un bienfait, d’un service reçu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gratitude · gratitude · French

gratitude · rank #14,947 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,947
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH grandissant

Nearest frequency peer: grandissant (-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 « gratitude »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « gratitude » 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
Key facts for gratitude
PropertyValue
Headwordgratitude
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁa.ti.tyd\
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,947
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gratitude »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.gratitudese 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 « grandissant » (#14,946), « hachette » (#14,949), « gisements » (#14,944). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gratitude » est au #14,947. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around gratitude (IPA \ɡʁa.ti.tyd\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,947 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Reconnaissance d’un bienfait, d’un service reçu.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for gratitude, with forms such as "gartitude", "ggratitude", and "graittude". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 gratitude, spelled G-R-A-T-I-T-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reconnaissance d’un bienfait, d’un service reçu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ah ! Quel cri de reconnaissance, quelles exclamations de gratitude s’élevèrent de la poitrine du digne savant !
  2. La Fédération Française à qui revient l'initiative de ce travail, les SS∴ Steen et Félix qui en ont rassemblé les éléments, ont fait œuvre pie et méritent à ce titre notre profonde gratitude.

Synonyms

orientation reconnaissanterendre grâce

Antonyms

ingratitude

This word in other languages

gratitude(English)gratitud(Español)Dankbarkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gartitude
  • ggratitude
  • graittude
  • gratitdue
  • gratittude
  • gratitudde
  • gratitued
  • gratiutde
  • grattitude
  • grattiude
  • grratitude
  • grtaitude
  • rgatitude

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gratitude - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

gartitude2ggratitude1graittude2gratitdue2gratittude1gratitudde1gratitued2gratiutde2
Edit distance from "gratitude"

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 "gratitude"?
"gratitude" is spelled G-R-A-T-I-T-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁa.ti.tyd\.
What does "gratitude" mean?
As a noun, "gratitude" means: Reconnaissance d’un bienfait, d’un service reçu.
What are common misspellings of "gratitude"?
Common misspellings include "gartitude", "ggratitude", "graittude", "gratitdue", "gratittude". The correct spelling is "gratitude".
How do you pronounce "gratitude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gratitude" is \ɡʁa.ti.tyd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gratitude" come from?
"gratitude" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gisements#14,944humanisme#14,951islamisme#14,959fabriquée#14,933

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

hôtellerie13 variantsflamands13 variantsmannequins13 variantsemploient13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list