# choreography

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/ · frequency rank #15,127

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

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **choreographer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choreographer-vs-choreography)

## Common misspellings (19)
`cchoreography`, `chhoreography`, `choerography`, `choregoraphy`, `choreogarphy`, `choreoggraphy`, `choreograhpy`, `choreographhy`, `choreographyy`, `choreograpphy`, `choreograpyh`, `choreogrpahy`, `choreogrraphy`, `choreorgaphy`, `choroegraphy`, `chorreography`, `chroeography`, `cohreography`, `hcoreography`

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