phonography
noun
phonography is spelled P-H-O-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phonography means “The transcription of speech using symbols” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phonography is phonographies.
How many letters and syllables are in phonography?
| Letters | 11: P-H-O-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 phonography?
Phonography appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 phonography
- phonographies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phonography mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The transcription of speech using symbols.
- 2
A form of shorthand using such symbols.
- 3
datedThe art of constructing, or using, the phonograph.
- 4
Pornography; explicit depiction of sexual subject matter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phonography in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense transcription of speech using symbol:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phonographie |
| Portuguese | fonografia |
| Spanish | fonografía |
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 phonography come from?
From French phonographie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).