Graz

[ɡʁaːt͡s]

/[ɡʁaːt͡s]/ name

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The verdict

“Graz” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,741. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,741
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Landeshauptstadt des österreichischen Bundeslandes Steiermark

Corpus desk

Index DE-graz · Graz · German

Graz · rank #3,741 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,741
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Golf

Nearest frequency peer: Golf (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Graz“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Graz vs gz
25% similar
Graz vs grün
25% similar
Graz vs grob
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Graz
PropertyValue
HeadwordGraz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ɡʁaːt͡s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,741
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Graz“

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Golf“ (#3,740), „Haft“ (#3,742), „gewusst“ (#3,739). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Graz“ bei #3,741. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Graz (IPA [ɡʁaːt͡s]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #3,741 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Landeshauptstadt des österreichischen Bundeslandes Steiermark".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Graz, with forms such as "garz", "ggraz", and "grazz". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gz", "grün", "grob", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Graz, spelled G-R-A-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Landeshauptstadt des österreichischen Bundeslandes Steiermark

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Graz ist die Landeshauptstadt der Steiermark.
  2. „In 80 Prozent der überprüften Gaststätten mit Raucher- und Nichtraucherbereich in Graz wurden im Nichtraucherraum gesundheitsschädliche Mengen an Feinstaub gemessen, berichtet die Steiermärkische Gebietskrankenkasse.“

This word in other languages

Graz(English)Graz(Español)Graz(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garz
  • ggraz
  • grazz
  • grraz
  • grza
  • rgaz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Graz - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

garz2ggraz1grazz1grraz1grza2rgaz2
Edit distance from "Graz"

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 "Graz"?
"Graz" is spelled G-R-A-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁaːt͡s].
What does "Graz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Graz" means: Landeshauptstadt des österreichischen Bundeslandes Steiermark
What words are commonly confused with "Graz"?
"Graz" is commonly confused with "gz", "grün", "grob". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Graz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Graz" is [ɡʁaːt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Graz" come from?
"Graz" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Golf#3,740Haft#3,742Heft#3,743home#3,746

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Kurt6 variantsSalz6 variantsChor6 variantssauer6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list