gravillon
\ɡʁa.vi.jɔ̃\
The verdict
“gravillon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fin gravier rond ou concassé dont la granularité varie de quatre à vingt millimètres.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gravillon · gravillon · French
gravillon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gravillon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁa.vi.jɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
gravillon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁa.vi.jɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fin gravier rond ou concassé dont la granularité varie de quatre à vingt millimètres.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gravillon, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gravillon, spelled G-R-A-V-I-L-L-O-N.
Definition
- 1Fin gravier rond ou concassé dont la granularité varie de quatre à vingt millimètres.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gravillon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Par exemple, un gravillon d’appellation 4/16 comporte moins de 15 % de grains de diamètre inférieur à 4 mm et moins de 10 % de grains de diamètre supérieur à 16 mm.
Theodor Adorno raconte méchamment que des gamins jetaient des gravillons dans le parapluie de Nietzsche, qui retombaient en averse sur sa tête dès qu'il l'ouvrait.
This word in other languages
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.