Graphem
German, noun/ɡʁaˈfeːm/
Graphem is spelled G-R-A-P-H-E-M (7 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 228,970th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Graphem is a German neuter noun meaning “grapheme” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleinste bedeutungsunterscheidende Einheit eines Schriftsystems”.
What does Graphem mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutergrapheme
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleinste bedeutungsunterscheidende Einheit eines Schriftsystems 2. Menge derjenigen Buchstaben (Graphe), die ein bestimmtes Phonem wiedergeben 3. komplexes Schriftzeichen, das Silben oder Morpheme wiedergibt
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 Graphem
- Graphems genitive
- Grapheme plural
- Graphemen dative definite plural
- Grafem alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Graphem?
- /ɡʁaˈfeːm/
- [ɡʁaˈfeːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Graphem
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Graphem in German?
Graphem appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).