holography

noun

"holography" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“holography” is uncommon English (frequency #77,770 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,770
frequency rank, English
23,837
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance; used to produce three-dimensional images or holograms

Key facts for holography
PropertyValue
Headwordholography
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,770
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “holography” 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). holography lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

holography is uncommon English at frequency #77,770 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance; used to produce three-dimensional images or holograms".

holography has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From holograph + -y. The correct English form is holography, spelled H-O-L-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance; used to produce three-dimensional images or holograms

Etymology

From holograph + -y.

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 "holography"?
"holography" is spelled H-O-L-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y.
What does "holography" mean?
As a noun, "holography" means: a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance; used to produce three-dimensional images or holograms
What is the origin of the word "holography"?
From holograph + -y. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “holography”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is H-O-L-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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