lithographic
"lithographic" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lithographic” is uncommon English (frequency #67,597 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,597
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Related to the method of lithography.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lithographic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #67,597 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lithographic” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lithographic is uncommon English at frequency #67,597 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Related to the method of lithography.".
lithographic has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From lithograph + -ic. The correct English form is lithographic, spelled L-I-T-H-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C.
Definition
- 1Related to the method of lithography.
Etymology
From lithograph + -ic.
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); 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 “lithographic”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-I-T-H-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.