graph

/ɡɹɑːf/

//ɡɹɑːf// noun

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"graph" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“graph” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,577. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,577
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 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, whos...

Corpus desk

Index EN-graph · graph · English

graph · rank #6,577 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,577
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH freezing

Nearest frequency peer: freezing (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “graph”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “graph” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

graph vs gray
60% similar
graph vs grip
60% similar
graph vs Gras
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for graph
PropertyValue
Headwordgraph
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɹɑːf/
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,577
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “graph”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).graphlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “freezing” (#6,576), “hack” (#6,578), “frankly” (#6,575). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “graph” is #6,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around graph (IPA /ɡɹɑːf/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,577 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for graph, with forms such as "garph", "ggraph", and "grahp". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gray", "grip", "Gras", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of graphic formula. From 1878; verb from 1889. The correct English form is graph, spelled G-R-A-P-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    A set of points constituting a graphical representation of a real function; (formally) a set of tuples (x_1,x_2,…,x_m,y)∈ R ᵐ⁺¹, where y=f(x_1,x_2,…,x_m) for a given function f: R ᵐ→ R . See also Graph of a function on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  3. 3
    A set of vertices (or nodes) connected together by edges; (formally) an ordered pair of sets (V,E), where the elements of V are called vertices or nodes and E is a set of pairs (called edges) of elements of V. See also Graph (discrete mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  4. 4
    A topological space which represents some graph (ordered pair of sets) and which is constructed by representing the vertices as points and the edges as copies of the real interval [0,1] (where, for any given edge, 0 and 1 are identified with the points representing the two vertices) and equipping the result with a particular topology called the graph topology.
  5. 5
    A morphism Γ_f from the domain of f to the product of the domain and codomain of f, such that the first projection applied to Γ_f equals the identity of the domain, and the second projection applied to Γ_f is equal to f.
  6. 6
    A graphical unit on the token-level, the abstracted fundamental shape of a character or letter as distinct from its ductus (realization in a particular typeface or handwriting on the instance-level) and as distinct by a grapheme on the type-level by not fundamentally distinguishing meaning.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how graph appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.
  2. 1969 [MIT Press], Thomas Walsh, Randell Magee (translators), I. M. Gelfand, E. G. Glagoleva, E. E. Shnol, Functions and Graphs, 2002, Dover, page 19, Let us take any point of the first graph, for example, x=1/2,y=4/5, that is, the point M_1(1/2,4/5).

Etymology

Clipping of graphic formula. From 1878; verb from 1889.

Synonyms

graph

This word in other languages

gráfico(Español)graphique(Français)Graph(Deutsch)gráfico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garph
  • ggraph
  • grahp
  • graphh
  • grapph
  • grpah
  • grraph
  • rgaph

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of graph - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

garph2ggraph1grahp2graphh1grapph1grpah2grraph1rgaph2
Edit distance from "graph"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "graph"?
"graph" is spelled G-R-A-P-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɹɑːf/.
What does "graph" mean?
As a noun, "graph" means: 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, whos...
What words are commonly confused with "graph"?
"graph" is commonly confused with "gray", "grip", "Gras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "graph"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "graph" is /ɡɹɑːf/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "graph"?
Clipping of graphic formula. From 1878; verb from 1889. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "graph", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

filing8 variantsdiesel8 variantsbooked8 variantsretire8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list