graff
/ɡɹæf/noun, verb
graff is spelled G-R-A-F-F: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, graff means “Clipping of graffiti” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of graff is graffs.
How many letters and syllables are in graff?
| Letters | 5: G-R-A-F-F |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is graff?
Graff appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce graff?
- UK /ɡɹɑːf/
- US /ɡɹæf/
Graff has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-graff.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with graff
Also written: graft.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with graff?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as graff from its last stressed vowel (/æf/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of graff
- graf
- graffs present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- graffing participle, present
- graffed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does graff mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangClipping of graffiti.
- 2
obsoleteA steward; an overseer.
- 3
slangAlternative form of graf (“paragraph”).
verb
- 1
slangClipping of graffiti
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does graff come from?
From German Graf (“count”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).