graaf
"graaf" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“graaf” is uncommon English (frequency #97,076 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,076
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Dutch earl or count.
Corpus desk
Index EN-graaf · graaf · English
graaf · rank #97,076 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,076
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH gooseneck
Nearest frequency peer: gooseneck (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “graaf”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- gooseneck
gooseneck
2,927 corpus weight
- graaf
graaf
2,925 corpus weight
- greenie
greenie
2,923 corpus weight
- gridded
gridded
2,922 corpus weight
- groundsman
groundsman
2,920 corpus weight
- guarana
guarana
2,919 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “graaf” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | graaf |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #97,076 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “graaf” in English
Rare enough to double-check
graaf is uncommon English at frequency #97,076 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Dutch earl or count.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for graaf, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Dutch graaf. Doublet of graf and grave. The correct English form is graaf, spelled G-R-A-A-F.
Definition
- 1A Dutch earl or count.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how graaf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The knights of St. John once had here their dwelling, or commandery, as it was called, but had removed in 1312 to a new building within the city of Haarlem, where they were richly endowed by Graaf William the Good, who also conferred on them numerous privileges, of which not the least was, that the commander of the order should thenceforth be the host of…
However, when I tell you that the Queen of England and the Duke of Edinburgh were there, and the King of Norway, and the Shah of Persia and Queen Farah Diba, and the Prince Michael of Greece, and Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, and Prince Bertil of Sweden, plus nearly fifty assorted princes and princesses, dukes, barons, graafs and gravins, meurows and…
Etymology
From Dutch graaf. Doublet of graf and grave.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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