Graz
/ɡɹɑːts/
"graz" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Graz” is an uncommon English word, ranked #51,145 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #51,145
- frequency rank, English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital of and largest city in the state of Styria, Austria, and the second-largest city in the country.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Graz |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ɡɹɑːts/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #51,145 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Graz” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Graz is 4 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɡɹɑːts/. Corpus data places it at rank #51,145 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The capital of and largest city in the state of Styria, Austria, and the second-largest city in the country.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Graz in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From German Graz, from Proto-Slavic *gordьcь (“small castle”), diminutive of *gordъ (“fortification”). The correct English form is Graz, spelled G-R-A-Z.
Definition
- 1The capital of and largest city in the state of Styria, Austria, and the second-largest city in the country.
Etymology
From German Graz, from Proto-Slavic *gordьcь (“small castle”), diminutive of *gordъ (“fortification”).
This word in other languages
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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Using “Graz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-R-A-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɡɹɑːts/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.