Ikonographie

[ikonoɡʁaˈfiː]

/[ikonoɡʁaˈfiː]/ noun

The verdict

“Ikonographie” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,982. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,982
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (wissenschaftliche) Bestimmung, Beschreibung und Deutung von Kunstwerken

Key facts for Ikonographie
PropertyValue
HeadwordIkonographie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ikonoɡʁaˈfiː]
Letters12
Frequency rank#48,982
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ikonographie” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ikonographie lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Ikonographie (IPA [ikonoɡʁaˈfiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,982 among 17,725 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(wissenschaftliche) Bestimmung, Beschreibung und Deutung von Kunstwerken".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ikonographie, with forms such as "ikkonographie", "iknoographie", and "ikongoraphie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ikonographie, spelled I-K-O-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (wissenschaftliche) Bestimmung, Beschreibung und Deutung von Kunstwerken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ikkonographie,iknoographie,ikongoraphie,ikonnographie,ikonogarphie,ikonoggraphie,ikonograhpie,ikonographei,ikonographhie,ikonograpihe,ikonograpphie,ikonogrpahie,ikonogrraphie,ikonorgaphie,ikoongraphie,ioknographie,kionographie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ikonographie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ikkonographie1iknoographie2ikongoraphie2ikonnographie1ikonogarphie2ikonoggraphie1ikonograhpie2ikonographei2
Edit distance from "Ikonographie"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ikonographie"?
"Ikonographie" is spelled I-K-O-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ikonoɡʁaˈfiː].
What does "Ikonographie" mean?
As a noun, "Ikonographie" means: (wissenschaftliche) Bestimmung, Beschreibung und Deutung von Kunstwerken
What are common misspellings of "Ikonographie"?
Common misspellings include "ikkonographie", "iknoographie", "ikongoraphie", "ikonnographie", "ikonogarphie". The correct spelling is "Ikonographie".
How do you pronounce "Ikonographie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ikonographie" is [ikonoɡʁaˈfiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ikonographie" come from?
"Ikonographie" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Ikonographie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is I-K-O-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ikonoɡʁaˈfiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list