Autograph
[aʊ̯toˈɡʁaːf]
The verdict
“Autograph” is an uncommon German word, ranked #86,225 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #86,225
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eigenhändige Niederschrift eines berühmten, herausragenden Verfassers (Schriftsteller, Komponist etc.)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Autograph |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aʊ̯toˈɡʁaːf] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #86,225 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Autograph” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Autograph is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aʊ̯toˈɡʁaːf]. Corpus data places it at rank #86,225 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1eigenhändige Niederschrift eines berühmten, herausragenden Verfassers (Schriftsteller, Komponist etc.)
- 2im Beisein des Autors hergestellter erster Druck
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.
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Using “Autograph”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-T-O-G-R-A-P-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aʊ̯toˈɡʁaːf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.