Markgraf
German, noun[ˈmaɐ̯kɡʁaːf]
Markgraf is spelled M-A-R-K-G-R-A-F (8 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written German, the 26,348th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Markgraf is a German masculine noun meaning “margrave, marquess, marquis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Befehlshaber eines Grenzgebiets, einer sogenannten Mark, mit bestimmten Rechten”.
What does Markgraf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemargrave, marquess, marquis
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Befehlshaber eines Grenzgebiets, einer sogenannten Mark, mit bestimmten Rechten
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 Markgraf
- Markgrafen genitive
- Markgräfin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Markgraf?
- [ˈmaɐ̯kɡʁaːf]
- [ˈmaʁkɡʁaːf]
- [ˈmaʁkˌɡʁaːf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Markgraf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Markgraf in German?
Markgraf appears 1.8 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).