iconography
/ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/
"iconography" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“iconography” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #33,678 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,678
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | iconography |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #33,678 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “iconography” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for iconography is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/. Corpus data places it at rank #33,678 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
- 2The art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.
- 3The study of representative art in general.
Etymology
From icono- + -graphy.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “iconography”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-C-O-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.