phonogram
pho·no·gram/ˈfɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/noun
phonogram is spelled P-H-O-N-O-G-R-A-M: 9 letters and 3 syllables (pho·no·gram). It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phonogram means “A character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phonogram is phonograms.
How many letters and syllables are in phonogram?
| Letters | 9: P-H-O-N-O-G-R-A-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pho·no·gram |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 phonogram?
Phonogram appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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).
How do you pronounce phonogram?
- UK /ˈfəʊ.nə.ɡɹæm/
- US /ˈfɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/
Phonogram has 3 syllables, split pho·no·gram in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-phonogram.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with phonogram?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as phonogram from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnəɡɹæm/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: monograph.
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 phonogram
- phonograms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phonogram mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives.
- 2
An audio recording, regardless of physical format.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phonogram in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phonogramme |
| German | Phonogramm, Lautzeichen , Tonaufnahme, Tonaufzeichnung |
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 phonogram come from?
From phono- + -gram.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).