# phonograph

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfəʊnəˌɡɹɑːf/ · frequency rank #39,958

## Definitions
1. A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
2. A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.
3. A record player.
4. A character or symbol used to represent a sound, especially one used in phonography.

## Etymology
From phono- + -graph.

## Easily confused with
- **photograph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phonograph-vs-photograph)
- **photography** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phonograph-vs-photography)
- **photographs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phonograph-vs-photographs)

## Common misspellings (16)
`hponograph`, `phhonograph`, `phnoograph`, `phongoraph`, `phonnograph`, `phonogarph`, `phonoggraph`, `phonograhp`, `phonographh`, `phonograpph`, `phonogrpah`, `phonogrraph`, `phonorgaph`, `phoongraph`, `pohnograph`, `pphonograph`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/phonograph