gravide
\ɡʁa.vid\
The verdict
“gravide” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dit d’une femelle prête à pondre, portant un sac d’œufs ou en gestation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gravide |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡʁa.vid\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gravide” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for gravide is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡʁa.vid\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gravide, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is gravide, spelled G-R-A-V-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1Se dit d’une femelle prête à pondre, portant un sac d’œufs ou en gestation.
- 2Qui contient un embryon ou un fœtus.
- 3Qui se rapporte à l’état de la femme enceinte.
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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.
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Using “gravide”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-R-A-V-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡʁa.vid\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.