| German | English | Comment/ etymology |
| Markgraf | Margrave (only continental) or Marquess | Mark 'march, border province' + Graf. Exercised authority over territory on the border of the Empire. |
| Landgraf | Landgrave | Land 'country' + Graf. Exercised authority over an entire province. |
| Reichsgraf | Imperial Count | Reich 'Empire' + Graf. Imperial count, whose title was granted or recognised by the Emperor. |
| Gefürsteter Graf | Princely Count | German verb for "made into a Reichsfürst" + Graf. |
| Pfalzgraf | Count Palatine or Palsgrave (archaic) | Pfalz 'palatial estate, Palatinate' + Graf. Originally ruled "with the authority of the Imperial Palace"; later, ruler of the "Palace-land", i.e., the Palatinate. |
| Rheingraf | Rhinegrave | Rhein 'river Rhine' + Graf. Ruled territory bordering the Rhine River. |
| Burggraf | Burgrave | Burg 'castle, burgh' + Graf. Ruled territory surrounding or dominated by a fortified castle. |
| Altgraf | Altgrave | alt 'old' + Graf. A count whose title pre-dated Imperial grants of the comital title. Unique to the Salm family. |
| Freigraf | Free Count | frei 'free' (allodial?) + Graf. Both a feudal title of comital rank and a more technical office. |
| Gaugraf | Gaugrave | Gau 'imperial territory' + Graf. Ruler of a gau in the Carolingian Empire. Most gäue later became counties (Grafschaften). |
| Waldgraf | Wildgrave | Wald 'forest' + Graf. Ruled a heavily forested area. |
| Raugraf | Raugrave | Rau ('raw, uninhabited, wilderness') + Graf. Ruled territory centered on an undeveloped area of land. |
| Vizegraf | Viscount | Vize 'vice-, substitute' + Graf. |
