Logografie
[loɡoɡʁaˈfiː]
The verdict
“Logografie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wiedergabe von Wörtern durch Wortzeichen, das heißt einzelne graphische Zeichen (= Logogramme), die für ein ganzes Wort stehen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Logografie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [loɡoɡʁaˈfiː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Logografie” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Logografie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [loɡoɡʁaˈfiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wiedergabe von Wörtern durch Wortzeichen, das heißt einzelne graphische Zeichen (= Logogramme), die für ein ganzes Wort stehen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Logografie, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Logografie, spelled L-O-G-O-G-R-A-F-I-E.
Definition
- 1Wiedergabe von Wörtern durch Wortzeichen, das heißt einzelne graphische Zeichen (= Logogramme), die für ein ganzes Wort stehen
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.
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Using “Logografie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-O-G-O-G-R-A-F-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [loɡoɡʁaˈfiː] (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
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.