mammography

noun

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"mammography" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mammography” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,920. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,920
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mammography · mammography · English

mammography · rank #44,920 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,920
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mamba

Nearest frequency peer: mamba (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “mammography”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “mammography” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mammography
PropertyValue
Headwordmammography
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#44,920
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mammography”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).mammographylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “mamba” (#44,919), “Manchu” (#44,921), “maim” (#44,918). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mammography” is #44,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around mammography, anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,920 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for mammography, with forms such as "ammmography", "mammgoraphy", and "mammogarphy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mammo- + -graphy. The correct English form is mammography, spelled M-A-M-M-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mammography appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The introduction of mammography to detect breast cancer early in its course sharply increased its incidence.

Etymology

From mammo- + -graphy.

This word in other languages

mamografía(Español)mammographie(Français)Mammografie(Deutsch)mamografia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ammmography
  • mammgoraphy
  • mammogarphy
  • mammoggraphy
  • mammograhpy
  • mammographhy
  • mammographyy
  • mammograpphy
  • mammograpyh
  • mammogrpahy
  • mammogrraphy
  • mammorgaphy
  • mamography
  • mamomgraphy
  • mmammography
  • mmamography

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mammography - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ammmography2mammgoraphy2mammogarphy2mammoggraphy1mammograhpy2mammographhy1mammographyy1mammograpphy1
Edit distance from "mammography"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mammography"?
"mammography" is spelled M-A-M-M-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y.
What does "mammography" mean?
As a noun, "mammography" means: X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours.
What are common misspellings of "mammography"?
Common misspellings include "ammmography", "mammgoraphy", "mammogarphy", "mammoggraphy", "mammograhpy". The correct spelling is "mammography".
What is the origin of the word "mammography"?
From mammo- + -graphy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mammography", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

prognostic16 variantsradiologist16 variantsreferential16 variantsgastronomy16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list