-grafía

[gɾaˈfia]

/[gɾaˈfia]/ suffix

The verdict

“-grafía” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Elemento compositivo que forma palabras femeninas con el significado de escritura, descripción o representación gráfica, estudio o tratado.

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Index ES-grafia · -grafía · Spanish

-grafía · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "-" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for -grafía
PropertyValue
Headword-grafía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechSuffix
IPA[gɾaˈfia]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “-grafía” en español

-grafíaestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

-grafía is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed [gɾaˈfia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Elemento compositivo que forma palabras femeninas con el significado de escritura, descripción o representación gráfica, estudio o tratado.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for -grafía, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is -grafía, spelled --G-R-A-F-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Elemento compositivo que forma palabras femeninas con el significado de escritura, descripción o representación gráfica, estudio o tratado.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. foto- → fotografía (representación de imágenes por efecto de la luz).
  2. selen- → selenografía (estudio de la descripción de la luna).

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "-grafía"?
"-grafía" is spelled --G-R-A-F-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [gɾaˈfia].
What does "-grafía" mean?
As a suffix, "-grafía" means: Elemento compositivo que forma palabras femeninas con el significado de escritura, descripción o representación gráfica, estudio o tratado.
How do you pronounce "-grafía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "-grafía" is [gɾaˈfia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "-grafía" come from?
"-grafía" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list