gravissime

\ɡʁa.vi.sim\

/\ɡʁa.vi.sim\/ adj

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The verdict

“gravissime” is uncommon French (frequency #53,383 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,383
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Très grave, grave au maximum.

Key facts for gravissime
PropertyValue
Headwordgravissime
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡʁa.vi.sim\
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,383
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gravissime” 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). gravissime lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

gravissime is uncommon French at frequency #53,383 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡʁa.vi.sim\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Très grave, grave au maximum.".

Zero misspellings are on record for gravissime in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is gravissime, spelled G-R-A-V-I-S-S-I-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Très grave, grave au maximum.

This word in other languages

crazy(English)

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 "gravissime"?
"gravissime" is spelled G-R-A-V-I-S-S-I-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁa.vi.sim\.
What does "gravissime" mean?
As an adjective, "gravissime" means: Très grave, grave au maximum.
How do you pronounce "gravissime"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gravissime" is \ɡʁa.vi.sim\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gravissime" come from?
"gravissime" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “gravissime”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-A-V-I-S-S-I-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁa.vi.sim\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list