petrography
noun
petrography is spelled P-E-T-R-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, petrography means “The branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of petrography is petrographies.
How many letters and syllables are in petrography?
| Letters | 11: P-E-T-R-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is petrography?
Petrography appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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).
What rhymes with petrography?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as petrography.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: typographer.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of petrography
- petrographies plural
- petrog.
- petrogr.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does petrography mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks.
- 2
The art of writing on stone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate petrography?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of petrography: petrogr..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Petrography in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the branch of petrology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pétrographie |
| German | Petrografie |
| Portuguese | petrografia |
| Spanish | petrografía |
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 petrography come from?
From petro- + -graphy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).