Which to use
“graf” and “graphe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,196
- “graf” frequency rank
- #22,882
- “graphe” frequency rank
- 69078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graf | graphe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de graff. | Courbe représentative d’une fonction. → voir représentation graphique |
Same sound, different letters: graf vs graphe
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. graf runs 4 letters (CCVC) against graphe's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: graf vs graphe
This is the hard kind. graf and graphe 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69078, 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\. graphe is at rank #22,882, 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 69078, this pair ranks #56,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of graf vs graphe
Shared letters: agr. Private to "graf": f. Private to "graphe": ehp.
"graf" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "graphe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "graf" and "graphe" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "graf" or "graphe"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "graf" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graphe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graf" and "graphe" 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 #56,563 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.