Xylographie
[ksyloɡʁaˈfiː]
The verdict
“Xylographie” 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 May 6, 2026) - Druckverfahren, bei dem mithilfe eines Messers eine Zeichnung seitenverkehrt in einen Holzblock geschnitten wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Xylographie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ksyloɡʁaˈfiː] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Xylographie” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Xylographie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ksyloɡʁaˈfiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Xylographie has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Xylographie, spelled X-Y-L-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E.
Definition
- 1Druckverfahren, bei dem mithilfe eines Messers eine Zeichnung seitenverkehrt in einen Holzblock geschnitten wird
- 2ein durch Holzschneidekunst erzeugtes Werk
This word in other languages
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 “Xylographie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is X-Y-L-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ksyloɡʁaˈfiː] (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.