# cinematography

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌsɪn.ə.məˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fiː/ · frequency rank #21,160

## Definitions
1. The art, process, or job of filming movies.
2. Motion picture photography.

## Etymology
From cinematograph + -y. Compare French cinématographie. Possibly analysable as cinemato- + -graphy.

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

## Common misspellings (22)
`ccinematography`, `cienmatography`, `cineamtography`, `cinemaotgraphy`, `cinematgoraphy`, `cinematogarphy`, `cinematoggraphy`, `cinematograhpy`, `cinematographhy`, `cinematographyy`, `cinematograpphy`, `cinematograpyh`, `cinematogrpahy`, `cinematogrraphy`, `cinematorgaphy`, `cinemattography`, `cinemmatography`, `cinemtaography`, `cinmeatography`, `cinnematography`, `cniematography`, `icnematography`

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