grazie

\ˈɡrat.t͡sje\

/\ˈɡrat.t͡sje\/ intj

The verdict

“grazie” is uncommon French (frequency #62,318 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,318
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Merci.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grazie · grazie · French

grazie · rank #62,318 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,318
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gravelle

Nearest frequency peer: gravelle (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « grazie »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « grazie » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for grazie
PropertyValue
Headwordgrazie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\ˈɡrat.t͡sje\
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,318
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grazie » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.grazietombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « gravelle » (#62,317), « gribouillis » (#62,319), « gradin » (#62,316). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « grazie » est au #62,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grazie is uncommon French at frequency #62,318 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ˈɡrat.t͡sje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Merci.".

grazie has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is grazie, spelled G-R-A-Z-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Merci.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how grazie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Grazie mille.

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 "grazie"?
"grazie" is spelled G-R-A-Z-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɡrat.t͡sje\.
What does "grazie" mean?
As an interjection, "grazie" means: Merci.
How do you pronounce "grazie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grazie" is \ˈɡrat.t͡sje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grazie" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "grazie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list