imagery
/ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi/noun
imagery is spelled I-M-A-G-E-R-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, imagery means “The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of imagery is imageries.
How many letters and syllables are in imagery?
| Letters | 7: I-M-A-G-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.8 times per million words; the 9,165th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is imagery?
Imagery appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th 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 imagery?
- /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi/
- /-ədʒɹi/
- /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒəɹi/
Imagery has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-imagery.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of imagery
- imageries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does imagery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
- 2
Imitation work.
- 3
Images in general, or en masse.
- 4
Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
- 5
The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms.
- 6
Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Imagery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Einbildung, Geschöpf der Einbildung, Hirngespinst, Fantasieprodukt , Bildersprache |
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 imagery come from?
From Middle English ymagerie, from Middle French imagerie; equivalent to image + -ry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).