GrafvsGramTell them apart

Which to use

“Graf” and “Gram” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,768
“Graf” frequency rank
#39,975
“Gram” frequency rank
42743
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Graf Gram
Definition Adelstitel im Rang unter dem Fürsten und über dem Freiherrn tiefer Kummer

Where the eye mixes Graf and Gram

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Graf
4 ch
Gram

Look-alike desk: Graf vs Gram

A purely visual mix-up. Graf ([ɡʁaːf]) and Gram ([ɡʁaːm]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - f in “Graf” becomes m in “Gram”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Graf is recorded at frequency rank #2,768, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁaːf]. Gram is at rank #39,975, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁaːm].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 42743, this pair ranks #1,439,887 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Graf vs Gram

Shared letters: agr. Private to "Graf": f. Private to "Gram": m.

"Graf" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "Gram" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Grafgarf · ggraf · graff · grfa · grraf · rgaf
  • Gramgarm · ggram · grma · grram · rgam

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Graf" for "Gram" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡʁaːf] versus [ɡʁaːm]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Graf" vs "Gram" - which ranks higher?
"Graf" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,768 in our German list, against #39,975 for "Gram". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Graf" and "Gram" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Graf" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gram" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,439,887 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Graf" and "Gram" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gao vs Gram". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,439,887 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list