orthophoto
noun
orthophoto is spelled O-R-T-H-O-P-H-O-T-O: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, orthophoto means “An aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected (orthorectified) such that the scale of the photograph is uniform, meaning that the photo…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of orthophoto is orthophotos.
How many letters and syllables are in orthophoto?
| Letters | 10: O-R-T-H-O-P-H-O-T-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 orthophoto?
Orthophoto appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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).
Forms of orthophoto
- orthophotos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does orthophoto mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected (orthorectified) such that the scale of the photograph is uniform, meaning that the photo can be considered equivalent to a map.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate orthophoto?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of orthophoto: ortho.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Orthophoto in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense geometrically corrected aerial photograph:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Orthofoto |
| Portuguese | ortofoto, ortofotografia |
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 orthophoto come from?
From ortho- + photo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).