gravelle
\ɡʁa.vɛl\
The verdict
“gravelle” is uncommon French (frequency #62,317 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,317
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Affection caractérisée par la formation dans les reins ou dans l’urine de concrétions plus ou moins grosses, analogues à de petites pierres de la taille de grains de gravier.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gravelle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁa.vɛl\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #62,317 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gravelle” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gravelle is uncommon French at frequency #62,317 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁa.vɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gravelle, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gravelle, spelled G-R-A-V-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Affection caractérisée par la formation dans les reins ou dans l’urine de concrétions plus ou moins grosses, analogues à de petites pierres de la taille de grains de gravier.
- 2Couche de tartre tapissant la paroi intérieure d’un tonneau ayant contenu du vin.
- 3Lie de vin passée.
- 4Marc séparé de la lie du vinaigre.
- 5Ensemble de petit cailloux qui recouvrent une chaussée, un terrain, une allée, etc. ; petit gravier, gravillon.
Synonyms
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 “gravelle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-R-A-V-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡʁa.vɛl\ (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.