phonogram
/ˈfəʊ.nə.ɡɹæm/
"phonogram" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“phonogram” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives.
Corpus desk
Index EN-phonogram · phonogram · English
phonogram · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | phonogram |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfəʊ.nə.ɡɹæm/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “phonogram” in English
Rare enough to double-check
phonogram is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfəʊ.nə.ɡɹæm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for phonogram in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From phono- + -gram. The correct English form is phonogram, spelled P-H-O-N-O-G-R-A-M.
Definition
- 1A character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives.
- 2An audio recording, regardless of physical format.
Etymology
From phono- + -gram.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.