Grafschaft

Name: Grafschaft, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈɡʁaːfʃaft]

/[ˈɡʁaːfʃaft]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Grafschaft” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,087. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,087
frequency rank, German: 5,117
“G” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einem Grafen unterstehendes Land

Corpus desk

Index DE-grafschaft · Grafschaft · German

Grafschaft · rank #14,087 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #14,087
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,117
PHOTO-FINISH gratuliere

Nearest frequency peer: gratuliere (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

glaubwürdig

85,917
Glückwünsche

85,916
Grafschaft

85,914
gratuliere

85,913
Greifswald

85,912
Grundeinkom…

85,911

What this shows „Grafschaft“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Grafschaft
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)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Grafschaft“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Grafschaftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#14,087

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gratuliere“ (#14,088), „Glückwünsche“ (#14,085), „Greifswald“ (#14,089). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grafschaft“ bei #14,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Grafschaft (IPA [ˈɡʁaːfʃaft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,087 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

1
einem Grafen unterstehendes Land
2
kurz für die Grafschaft Bentheim an der niedersächsisch-niederländischen Grenze

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Grafschaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Die ganze Grafschaft war auf den Beinen, als die Gräfin heiratete.
„Die Zahl der Spinnereien in der Grafschaft Lancashire war in den Jahren zwischen 1787 und 1841 von 44 auf 1105 angestiegen.“

Antonyms

Herzogtum Fürstentum Königreich

This word in other languages

county(English)condado(Español)comté(Français)condado(Português)

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.

Edit distance from "Grafschaft"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Grafschaft"?

"Grafschaft" is spelled G-R-A-F-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁaːfʃaft].

What does "Grafschaft" mean?

As a noun, "Grafschaft" means: einem Grafen unterstehendes Land

What are common misspellings of "Grafschaft"?

Common misspellings include "garfschaft", "ggrafschaft", "grafcshaft", "graffschaft", "grafscahft". The correct spelling is "Grafschaft".

How do you pronounce "Grafschaft"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grafschaft" is [ˈɡʁaːfʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Grafschaft" come from?

"Grafschaft" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Grafschaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gratuliere#14,088 Greifswald#14,089 gefallenen#14,076 gedruckten#14,074

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

glaubwürdig17 variants Gedenkstätte17 variants Finanzkrise17 variants nachhaltigen17 variants