GrafikenvsGräfinConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#13,852
“Grafiken” frequency rank
#10,101
“Gräfin” frequency rank
23953
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Grafiken Gräfin
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grafik die Ehefrau eines Grafen

Where the eye mixes Grafiken and Gräfin

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Grafiken runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against Gräfin's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Grafiken
6 ch
Gräfin

Why the eye confuses Grafiken with Gräfin

A purely visual mix-up. Grafiken ([ˈɡʁaːfɪkn̩]) and Gräfin ([ˈɡʁɛːfɪn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Grafiken is recorded at frequency rank #13,852, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁaːfɪkn̩]. Gräfin is at rank #10,101, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁɛːfɪn].

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 23953, this pair ranks #1,854,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Grafiken vs Gräfin

Shared letters: fginr. Private to "Grafiken": aek. Private to "Gräfin": ä.

"Grafiken" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "Gräfin" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Grafiken ← garfiken · ggrafiken · graffiken · grafiekn · grafikenn · grafikken · grafikne · grafkien

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Grafiken" for "Gräfin" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɡʁaːfɪkn̩] versus [ˈɡʁɛːfɪn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Grafiken" or "Gräfin" show up more?
"Gräfin" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,101 in our German list, against #13,852 for "Grafiken". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Grafiken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gräfin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,854,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Grafiken" and "Gräfin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gräfin vs grazie". 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 #1,854,315 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