gravage

\ɡʁa.vaʒ\

/\ɡʁa.vaʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“gravage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’inscrire des chiffres sur un véhicule afin de l’identifier rapidement en cas de vol.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gravage · gravage · French

gravage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for gravage
PropertyValue
Headwordgravage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁa.vaʒ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gravage » en français

gravagereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gravage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁa.vaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for gravage in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 gravage, spelled G-R-A-V-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’inscrire des chiffres sur un véhicule afin de l’identifier rapidement en cas de vol.
  2. 2
    Opération technique consistant à graver.
  3. 3
    Action d’enregistrer, par modification de la surface d’un support d’information solide, des données informatisées.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La gravure permet d’inscrire sur les vitres les 8 derniers numéros de série ou le numéro d’immatriculation du véhicule. Ce gravage réduit le risque de vol. Il est facile de changer des plaques d’immatriculation. Ainsi, lors d’un contrôle au radar automatique, la voiture n’est pas identifiable.
  2. Le gravage est un procédé technique qui consiste à marquer les vitres d’un véhicule pour l’identifier rapidement en cas de vol. Le gravage des vitres d’un véhicule est réalisé par votre garagiste à l’aide d’un pistolet de gravage.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gravage"?
"gravage" is spelled G-R-A-V-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁa.vaʒ\.
What does "gravage" mean?
As a noun, "gravage" means: Action d’inscrire des chiffres sur un véhicule afin de l’identifier rapidement en cas de vol.
How do you pronounce "gravage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gravage" is \ɡʁa.vaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gravage" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list