gravière

\ɡʁa.vjɛʁ\

/\ɡʁa.vjɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“gravière” is uncommon French (frequency #84,848 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,848
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Carrière, d'où l'on extrait des graviers, et qui évolue souvent en étang.

Key facts for gravière
PropertyValue
Headwordgravière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁa.vjɛʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,848
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gravière” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gravière lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gravière is uncommon French at frequency #84,848 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁa.vjɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Carrière, d'où l'on extrait des graviers, et qui évolue souvent en étang.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gravière, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is gravière, spelled G-R-A-V-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carrière, d'où l'on extrait des graviers, et qui évolue souvent en étang.

Synonyms

ballastièregrèvièresablière

This word in other languages

Kiesgrube(Deutsch)

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 "gravière"?
"gravière" is spelled G-R-A-V-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁa.vjɛʁ\.
What does "gravière" mean?
As a noun, "gravière" means: Carrière, d'où l'on extrait des graviers, et qui évolue souvent en étang.
How do you pronounce "gravière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gravière" is \ɡʁa.vjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gravière" come from?
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Using “gravière”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-A-V-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁa.vjɛʁ\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list