iconographic
"iconographic" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“iconographic” is uncommon English (frequency #78,701 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,701
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to iconography.
Corpus desk
Index EN-iconographic · iconographic · English
iconographic · rank #78,701 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,701
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,902
- PHOTO-FINISH hypotenuse
Nearest frequency peer: hypotenuse (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “iconographic”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- huffs
huffs
21,304 corpus weight
- hypotenuse
hypotenuse
21,301 corpus weight
- iconographic
iconographic
21,300 corpus weight
- imperishable
imperishable
21,297 corpus weight
- impinging
impinging
21,296 corpus weight
- incognita
incognita
21,293 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “iconographic” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | iconographic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #78,701 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “iconographic” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
iconographic is uncommon English at frequency #78,701 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
iconographic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From icono- + -graphic or iconography + -ic. The correct English form is iconographic, spelled I-C-O-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to iconography.
- 2Of or pertaining to a secular person or topic that has attained cult status.
Etymology
From icono- + -graphic or iconography + -ic.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "iconographic", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.