Spanish Conversation · Level 150
30 words
Spanish word
grafía
Pronunciation
IPA/gɾaˈfia/
Meaning
- feminine nounspelling
Example
La grafía de esa palabra es incorrecta.
The spelling of that word is incorrect.
More examples
En el formulario debe escribir la grafía exacta de su apellido.
On the form you must write the exact spelling of your surname.
Core concept
How a word looks when written in letters or signs.
Common phrases
error de grafía
spelling error
grafía correcta
correct spelling
grafía exacta
exact spelling
Similar words
ortografía: Specifies the conventional rules for correct spelling and placement of accent marks.
Definition in Spanish
Forma en que se representan gráficamente las letras o los signos de una palabra.
Word origin
Spanish grafía derives from Greek graphḗ 'writing' (graph-) with the noun-forming suffix -ía, originally meaning the way something is written or represented graphically.
Usage tips
- Grafía names the visual representation itself and contrasts with caligrafía for handwriting style and ortografía for spelling rules.
Other meanings
- writing systemnoun
Opposites
- oralidadoralitynoun
- hablaspeechnoun
Related words
- ortografíaorthographynoun
- ortográficoorthographicadjective