Graf

/[ɡʁaːf]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,768

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Graf is aGermannoun. It means: Adelstitel im Rang unter dem Fürsten und über dem Freiherrn Pronounced [ɡʁaːf]. It ranks #2,768 in German word frequency. Often confused with grün and Graz.

Key facts for Graf
PropertyValue
HeadwordGraf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡʁaːf]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,768
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Graf in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Graf is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡʁaːf]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,768 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Graf, with forms such as "garf", "ggraf", and "graff". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "grün", "Graz", "Gras", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Graf, spelled G-R-A-F, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adelstitel im Rang unter dem Fürsten und über dem Freiherrn
  2. 2
    Mann mit Grafentitel
  3. 3
    Darstellung einer mathematischen Funktion

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: garf,ggraf,graff,grfa,grraf,rgaf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Graf

Misspelling Variants of "Graf"

garf4ggraf5graff5grfa4grraf5rgaf4
Misspelling Variants of "Graf"

Frequency rank: #2,768 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Graf"?
"Graf" is spelled G-R-A-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁaːf].
What does "Graf" mean?
As a noun, "Graf" means: Adelstitel im Rang unter dem Fürsten und über dem Freiherrn
What words are commonly confused with "Graf"?
"Graf" is commonly confused with "grün", "Graz", "Gras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Graf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Graf" is [ɡʁaːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Graf" come from?
"Graf" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter G in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.