ideogram
/ˈɪd.i.ə.ɡɹæm/
"ideogram" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ideogram” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A picture or symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include digits, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as @.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ideogram · ideogram · English
ideogram · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ideogram |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɪd.i.ə.ɡɹæm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ideogram” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ideogram is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɪd.i.ə.ɡɹæm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A picture or symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include digits, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as @.".
ideogram has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ideo- + -gram. The correct English form is ideogram, spelled I-D-E-O-G-R-A-M.
Definition
- 1A picture or symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include digits, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as @.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ideogram appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pensé tatuarme un ideograma secreto en mi hombro.
Etymology
From ideo- + -gram.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.