lithography
/lɪθˈɒɡɹəfi/
"lithography" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lithography” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,229. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,229
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equival...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lithography |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /lɪθˈɒɡɹəfi/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #41,229 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lithography” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around lithography (IPA /lɪθˈɒɡɹəfi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,229 among 16,425 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equival...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for lithography, with forms such as "ilthography", "lihtography", and "lithgoraphy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "lithograph", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From German Lithographie, from λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + γράφειν (gráphein, “to write”). Originally the printing surface was a flat piece of limestone that was treated with grease to form a surface that would selectively transfer ink to the paper; the stone… The correct English form is lithography, spelled L-I-T-H-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y.
Definition
- 1The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it.
Etymology
From German Lithographie, from λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + γράφειν (gráphein, “to write”). Originally the printing surface was a flat piece of limestone that was treated with grease to form a surface that would selectively transfer ink to the paper; the stone has now been replaced, in general, with a metal plate. By surface analysis, litho- + -graphy.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ilthography,lihtography,lithgoraphy,lithhography,lithogarphy,lithoggraphy,lithograhpy,lithographhy,lithographyy,lithograpphy,lithograpyh,lithogrpahy,lithogrraphy,lithorgaphy,litohgraphy,litthography,llithography,ltihography
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lithography - 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 “lithography”
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-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /lɪθˈɒɡɹəfi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lithograph” - see the side-by-side comparison. lithography vs lithograph
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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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.