Grafton

name

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The verdict

“Grafton” is uncommon French (frequency #92,795 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,795
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Paroisse civile d’Angleterre située dans le district de Cheshire West and Chester.

Key facts for Grafton
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrafton
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,795
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Grafton” sits in French frequency

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grafton is uncommon French at frequency #92,795 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Grafton, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Grafton, spelled G-R-A-F-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Paroisse civile d’Angleterre située dans le district de Cheshire West and Chester.
  2. 2
    Paroisse civile d’Angleterre située dans le district d’Herefordshire.
  3. 3
    Paroisse civile d’Angleterre située dans le district de Wiltshire.
  4. 4
    Village d’Angleterre situé dans le district de Bromsgrove.
  5. 5
    Village de la Sierra Leone.

This word in other languages

Grafton(English)

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 "Grafton"?
"Grafton" is spelled G-R-A-F-T-O-N.
What does "Grafton" mean?
As a proper noun, "Grafton" means: Paroisse civile d’Angleterre située dans le district de Cheshire West and Chester.
What language does "Grafton" come from?
"Grafton" 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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Using “Grafton”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-A-F-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list