# Graf

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #32,016

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A surname.
3. A city in Iowa, United States.

## Etymology
* As a German and Jewish surname, from graf (“count”).
* As a Dutch surname, spelling variant of Graef.

## Easily confused with
- **GTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-gta)
- **GRE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-gre)
- **GSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-gsa)
- **GRU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-gru)
- **gro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-gro)
- **grr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-grr)
- **grt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-grt)
- **grow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-grow)
- **grew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-grew)
- **grey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-grey)
- **gray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-gray)
- **gulf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-gulf)
- **Greg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-greg)
- **grid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-grid)
- **grip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-grip)
- **gram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-gram)
- **grim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-grim)
- **grin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-grin)
- **gran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-gran)
- **grit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graf-vs-grit)

## Common misspellings (5)
`garf`, `ggraf`, `grfa`, `grraf`, `rgaf`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/graf