iconography

/ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/

//ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi// noun

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"iconography" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“iconography” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,678. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,678
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.

Corpus desk

Index EN-iconography · iconography · English

iconography · rank #33,678 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,678
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH hurray

Nearest frequency peer: hurray (-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 “iconography”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “iconography” 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
Key facts for iconography
PropertyValue
Headwordiconography
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/
Letters11
Frequency rank#33,678
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “iconography”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).iconographylands 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 “hurray” (#33,677), “Igbo” (#33,679), “humanistic” (#33,676). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “iconography” is #33,678. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around iconography (IPA /ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,678 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for iconography, with forms such as "cionography", "icconography", and "icnoography". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From icono- + -graphy. The correct English form is iconography, spelled I-C-O-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
  2. 2
    The art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.
  3. 3
    The study of representative art in general.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The hundredodd pages of photographs provide superb iconography of artistic collaboration and its rewards.
  2. the iconography of the ancients

Etymology

From icono- + -graphy.

This word in other languages

iconografía(Español)iconographie(Français)Ikonografie(Deutsch)iconografia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cionography
  • icconography
  • icnoography
  • icongoraphy
  • iconnography
  • iconogarphy
  • iconoggraphy
  • iconograhpy
  • iconographhy
  • iconographyy
  • iconograpphy
  • iconograpyh
  • iconogrpahy
  • iconogrraphy
  • iconorgaphy
  • icoongraphy
  • iocnography

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of iconography - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cionography2icconography1icnoography2icongoraphy2iconnography1iconogarphy2iconoggraphy1iconograhpy2
Edit distance from "iconography"

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 "iconography"?
"iconography" is spelled I-C-O-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/.
What does "iconography" mean?
As a noun, "iconography" means: A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
What are common misspellings of "iconography"?
Common misspellings include "cionography", "icconography", "icnoography", "icongoraphy", "iconnography". The correct spelling is "iconography".
How do you pronounce "iconography"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iconography" is /ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/. 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 "iconography"?
From icono- + -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 "iconography", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

implausible#33,681intractable#33,689Kirkpatrick#33,703empirically#33,635

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

disparaging17 variantsCharlemagne17 variantsradiological17 variantsunderpinning17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list