ideogram
/ˈɪd.i.oʊ.ɡɹæm/noun
ideogram is spelled I-D-E-O-G-R-A-M: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ideogram means “A picture or symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include digits…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ideogram is ideograms.
How many letters and syllables are in ideogram?
| Letters | 8: I-D-E-O-G-R-A-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ideogram?
Ideogram appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ideogram?
- UK /ˈɪd.i.ə.ɡɹæm/
- UK /ˈaɪ.di.ə.ɡɹæm/
- US /ˈɪd.i.oʊ.ɡɹæm/
Ideogram has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-ideogram.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ideogram
- ideograms plural
- ideogramme rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ideogram mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
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 @.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ideogram in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense symbol:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | idéogramme, idéographe |
| German | Ideogramm |
| Portuguese | ideograma |
| Spanish | ideograma |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ideogram come from?
From ideo- + -gram.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).