# calligraphy

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈlɪɡɹəfi/ · frequency rank #26,709

## Definitions
1. The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
2. Any such style of decorative writing.
3. A document written in decorative style.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French calligraphie, from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía, literally “pretty writing”), from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to draw”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`aclligraphy`, `caligraphy`, `calilgraphy`, `callgiraphy`, `calligarphy`, `calliggraphy`, `calligrahpy`, `calligraphhy`, `calligraphyy`, `calligrapphy`, `calligrapyh`, `calligrpahy`, `calligrraphy`, `callirgaphy`, `ccalligraphy`, `claligraphy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/calligraphy