-grafie
German, suffix[-ɡʁaˈfiː]
-grafie is spelled G-R-A-F-I-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 62 million words in written German, the 482,822nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -grafie is a German feminine suffix meaning “alternative form of -graphie” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schreiben, Schreibung, Darstellung”.
What does -grafie mean in English?
suffix
- 1
femininealternative form of -graphie
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Schreiben, Schreibung, Darstellung
noun: 1. Form/Gestaltung der Schriftzeichen, charakteristische Merkmale der Schrift
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 -grafie
- Graphie alternative
- Grafien nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce -grafie?
- [-ɡʁaˈfiː]
- [ɡʁaˈfiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is -grafie in German?
-grafie appears about once in every 62 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).