Grafschaft
[ˈɡʁaːfʃaft]
The verdict
“Grafschaft” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #14,087 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,087
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einem Grafen unterstehendes Land
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grafschaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁaːfʃaft] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #14,087 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Grafschaft” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Grafschaft is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡʁaːfʃaft]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,087 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.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Grafschaft, with forms such as "garfschaft", "ggrafschaft", and "grafcshaft". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Grafschaft, spelled G-R-A-F-S-C-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1einem Grafen unterstehendes Land
- 2kurz für die Grafschaft Bentheim an der niedersächsisch-niederländischen Grenze
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: garfschaft,ggrafschaft,grafcshaft,graffschaft,grafscahft,grafscchaft,grafschafft,grafschaftt,grafschatf,grafschfat,grafschhaft,grafshcaft,grafsschaft,grasfchaft,grfaschaft,grrafschaft,rgafschaft
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Grafschaft - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Grafschaft”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-A-F-S-C-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡʁaːfʃaft] (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.