Autograph

[aʊ̯toˈɡʁaːf]

/[aʊ̯toˈɡʁaːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Autograph” is uncommon German (frequency #86,225 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,225
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eigenhändige Niederschrift eines berühmten, herausragenden Verfassers (Schriftsteller, Komponist etc.)

Corpus desk

Index DE-autograph · Autograph · German

Autograph · rank #86,225 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,225
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH authors

Nearest frequency peer: authors (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Autograph“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Autograph“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Autograph
PropertyValue
HeadwordAutograph
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aʊ̯toˈɡʁaːf]
Letters9
Frequency rank#86,225
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Autograph“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Autographfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „authors“ (#86,224), „Automobils“ (#86,226), „auszuschütten“ (#86,223). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Autograph“ bei #86,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Autograph is uncommon German at frequency #86,225 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aʊ̯toˈɡʁaːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Autograph in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Autograph, spelled A-U-T-O-G-R-A-P-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    eigenhändige Niederschrift eines berühmten, herausragenden Verfassers (Schriftsteller, Komponist etc.)
  2. 2
    im Beisein des Autors hergestellter erster Druck

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Autographen berühmter Persönlichkeiten werden seit dem 16. Jahrhundert gesammelt.“

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Autograph"?
"Autograph" is spelled A-U-T-O-G-R-A-P-H. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯toˈɡʁaːf].
What does "Autograph" mean?
As a noun, "Autograph" means: eigenhändige Niederschrift eines berühmten, herausragenden Verfassers (Schriftsteller, Komponist etc.)
How do you pronounce "Autograph"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Autograph" is [aʊ̯toˈɡʁaːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Autograph" come from?
"Autograph" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausweitet#86,222ausspuckt#86,218basiertes#86,238auskotzen#86,209

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list