Ikonografie
[ikonoɡʁaˈfiː]
The verdict
“Ikonografie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (wissenschaftliche) Bestimmung, Beschreibung und Deutung von Kunstwerken
Corpus desk
Index DE-ikonografie · Ikonografie · German
Ikonografie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ikonografie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ikonoɡʁaˈfiː] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ikonografie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ikonografie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ikonoɡʁaˈfiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(wissenschaftliche) Bestimmung, Beschreibung und Deutung von Kunstwerken".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Ikonografie in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ikonografie, spelled I-K-O-N-O-G-R-A-F-I-E.
Definition
- 1(wissenschaftliche) Bestimmung, Beschreibung und Deutung von Kunstwerken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ikonografie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Schon die christliche Ikonografie des Frühmittelalters kennt Engelfiguren als Adoranten oder Assistenzfiguren.“
„Bis 1981 waren die wechselnden Mitglieder des Unternehmens mit facettenreichen Fragestellungen zur Ikonografie der römischen Kaiserzeit befasst […].“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.