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Which to use

“graff” and “graph” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,004
“graff” frequency rank
#6,577
“graph” frequency rank
43581
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature graff graph
Definition Alternative form of graft. A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a reference set, whose elements are indexed to those of the former set(s) and may or may not be numbers.

Same sound, different letters: graff vs graph

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.

5 ch
graff
5 ch
graph

Homophone desk: graff vs graph

This is the hard kind. graff and graph are pronounced identically (/ɡɹɑːf/) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

graff is recorded at frequency rank #37,004, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡɹɑːf/. graph is at rank #6,577, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡɹɑːf/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 43581, this pair ranks #238,623 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of graff vs graph

Shared letters: agr. Private to "graff": f. Private to "graph": hp.

"graff" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "graph" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • graffgarff · ggraff · grfaf · grraff · rgaff
  • graphgarph · ggraph · grahp · graphh · grapph · grpah · grraph · rgaph

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "graff" and "graph" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are pronounced the same (/ɡɹɑːf/), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
In ordinary English text, does "graff" or "graph" show up more?
"graph" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,577 in our English list, against #37,004 for "graff". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.

  • Full dictionary entry for "graff" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "graph" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #238,623 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "graff" and "graph" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gaffe vs graff". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #238,623 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list