Which to use
“graf” and “graff” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,196
- “graf” frequency rank
- #45,082
- “graff” frequency rank
- 91278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graf | graff |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de graff. | Inscription calligraphiée ou dessin tracé, peint ou gravé sur un support inhabituel et qui a vocation artistique. |
Same sound, different letters: graf vs graff
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - graf and graff
This is the hard kind. graf and graff are pronounced identically (\ɡʁaf\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “graf” sits inside “graff”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graf is recorded at frequency rank #46,196, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁaf\. graff is at rank #45,082, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁaf\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 91278, this pair ranks #3,999 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of graf vs graff
Shared letters: afgr. Private to "graf": -. Private to "graff": -.
"graf" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "graff" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "graf" and "graff" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "graf" or "graff"?
Useful next steps
"graf" and "graff" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "graf" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graff" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,999 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graf" and "graff" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graf vs grow". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #3,999 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.