choreography

/ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/

//ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi// noun

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"choreography" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“choreography” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,127
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.

Corpus desk

Index EN-choreography · choreography · English

choreography · rank #15,127 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,127
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cho

Nearest frequency peer: cho (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “choreography”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “choreography” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

choreography vs choreographer
85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for choreography
PropertyValue
Headwordchoreography
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/
Letters12
Frequency rank#15,127
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “choreography”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).choreographylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “cho” (#15,126), “cisco” (#15,128), “chilled” (#15,125). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “choreography” is #15,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around choreography (IPA /ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,127 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for choreography, with forms such as "cchoreography", "chhoreography", and "choerography". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "choreographer", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French chorégraphie, from Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía, “dance”) + -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā, “written form (of a word, etc.), spelling”); By surface analysis, choreo- + -graphy. The correct English form is choreography, spelled C-H-O-R-E-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
  2. 2
    The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
  3. 3
    The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
  4. 4
    The dance steps, sequences or styles peculiar to a work, group, performance or institution.
  5. 5
    The representation of these movements by a series of symbols.
  6. 6
    The notation used to construct this record.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how choreography appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She has staged many successful ballets, so her choreography skills must be excellent.
  2. the delicate choreography of a marathon transplant operation involving several surgical suites

Etymology

Borrowed from French chorégraphie, from Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía, “dance”) + -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā, “written form (of a word, etc.), spelling”); By surface analysis, choreo- + -graphy.

This word in other languages

coreografía(Español)chorégraphie(Français)Choreographie(Deutsch)coreografia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchoreography
  • chhoreography
  • choerography
  • choregoraphy
  • choreogarphy
  • choreoggraphy
  • choreograhpy
  • choreographhy
  • choreographyy
  • choreograpphy
  • choreograpyh
  • choreogrpahy
  • choreogrraphy
  • choreorgaphy
  • choroegraphy
  • chorreography
  • chroeography
  • cohreography
  • hcoreography

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of choreography - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cchoreography1chhoreography1choerography2choregoraphy2choreogarphy2choreoggraphy1choreograhpy2choreographhy1
Edit distance from "choreography"

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 "choreography"?
"choreography" is spelled C-H-O-R-E-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/.
What does "choreography" mean?
As a noun, "choreography" means: The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
What words are commonly confused with "choreography"?
"choreography" is commonly confused with "choreographer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "choreography"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "choreography" is /ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/. 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 "choreography"?
Borrowed from French chorégraphie, from Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía, “dance”) + -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā, “written form (of a word, etc.), spelling”); By surface analysis, choreo- + -graphy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "choreography", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list