graf

\ɡʁaf\

/\ɡʁaf\/ noun

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The verdict

“graf” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,196. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,196
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de graff.

Corpus desk

Index FR-graf · graf · French

graf · rank #46,196 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,196
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Greek

Nearest frequency peer: Greek (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « graf »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « graf » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

graf vs gré
50% similar
graf vs GRC
0% similar
graf vs gros
50% similar

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

Key facts for graf
PropertyValue
Headwordgraf
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁaf\
Letters4
Frequency rank#46,196
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « graf »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.grafse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Greek » (#46,197), « goo » (#46,194), « grip » (#46,198). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « graf » est au #46,196. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around graf (IPA \ɡʁaf\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,196 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Variante orthographique de graff.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for graf, with forms such as "garf", "ggraf", and "grfa". 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, "gré", "GRC", "gros", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is graf, spelled G-R-A-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de graff.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Jed aimait ses dessins, qui empruntaient un peu au graf, mais s’en distinguaient par le caractère enfantin, joyeux des personnages, par quelque chose aussi de plus arrondi dans l’écriture, et par la palette qu’elle employait – beaucoup de rouge de cadmium, de jaune indien, de terre de Sienne naturelle ou brûlée.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garf
  • ggraf
  • grfa
  • grraf
  • rgaf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of graf - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

garf2ggraf1grfa2grraf1rgaf2
Edit distance from "graf"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "graf"?
"graf" is spelled G-R-A-F. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁaf\.
What does "graf" mean?
As a noun, "graf" means: Variante orthographique de graff.
What words are commonly confused with "graf"?
"graf" is commonly confused with "gré", "GRC", "gros". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "graf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "graf" is \ɡʁaf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "graf" come from?
"graf" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grip#46,198faro#46,163indi#46,230INED#46,233

Similar misspelling depth

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

Ewan5 variantsjais5 variantsJian5 variantskaya5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list