angiography

/ˌæn.d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fi/

//ˌæn.d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fi// noun

"angiography" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“angiography” is an uncommon English word, ranked #52,145 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#52,145
frequency rank, English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.

Key facts for angiography
PropertyValue
Headwordangiography
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌæn.d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fi/
Letters11
Frequency rank#52,145
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “angiography” sits in English 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). angiography lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for angiography is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌæn.d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fi/. Corpus data places it at rank #52,145 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.".

No misspelling variants are generated for angiography in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From angio- (“vessel-”) + -graphy. The correct English form is angiography, spelled A-N-G-I-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.

Etymology

From angio- (“vessel-”) + -graphy.

Synonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "angiography"?
"angiography" is spelled A-N-G-I-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌæn.d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fi/.
What does "angiography" mean?
As a noun, "angiography" means: A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.
How do you pronounce "angiography"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angiography" is /ˌæn.d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "angiography"?
From angio- (“vessel-”) + -graphy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “angiography”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is A-N-G-I-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌæn.d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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