Graf
German, noun/ɡraːf/
Graf is spelled G-R-A-F (4 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written German, the 2,772nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Graf is a German masculine noun meaning “count (a member of the German nobility)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Adelstitel im Rang unter dem Fürsten und über dem Freiherrn”.
What does Graf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecount (a member of the German nobility)
- 2
masculineearl (a British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess)
noun
- 1
masculinealternative spelling of Graph
noun
- 1
neuteralternative spelling of Graph
suffix
- 1
masculinealternative form of -graph
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Adelstitel im Rang unter dem Fürsten und über dem Freiherrn 2. Mann mit Grafentitel 3. Darstellung einer mathematischen Funktion
suffix: 1. -Schreiber
prefix: 1. vorangestelltes Wortbildungselement, das statt grafo- Wörter bildet, wenn das Grundwort mit einem Vokal beginnt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Graf
- Grafen genitive
- Gräfchen diminutive neuter
- Gräflein diminutive neuter
- Gräfin feminine
- Grafs genitive nonstandard
- Grafe plural
- Graph alternative
- Gr. abbreviation
- grafo- variant
- grapho- variant
- graph- variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Graf?
- /ɡraːf/
- [ɡʁäːf]
- [ɡräːf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Graf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Graf in German?
Graf appears 30 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).