Grafschaft
German, noun/ˈɡʁaːfʃaft/
Grafschaft is spelled G-R-A-F-S-C-H-A-F-T (10 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written German, the 14,041st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grafschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “county (land ruled by a count or countess)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einem Grafen unterstehendes Land”.
What does Grafschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecounty (land ruled by a count or countess)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einem Grafen unterstehendes Land 2. kurz für die Grafschaft Bentheim an der niedersächsisch-niederländischen Grenze
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 Grafschaft
- Grafschaften plural
- Gfsch. abbreviation
- Gft. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Grafschaft?
- /ˈɡʁaːfʃaft/
- [ˈɡʁaːfʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Grafschaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Grafschaft in German?
Grafschaft appears 4.2 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).