photobook

noun

"photobook" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“photobook” is uncommon English (frequency #69,335 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,335
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A book of photographs, often by a single photographer.

Corpus desk

Index EN-photobook · photobook · English

photobook · rank #69,335 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,335
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 46,516
  • PHOTO-FINISH photovoltaics

Nearest frequency peer: photovoltaics (+1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “photobook”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “photobook” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for photobook
PropertyValue
Headwordphotobook
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,335
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “photobook” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). photobook lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

photobook is uncommon English at frequency #69,335 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A book of photographs, often by a single photographer.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for photobook, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From photo + book. The correct English form is photobook, spelled P-H-O-T-O-B-O-O-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    A book of photographs, often by a single photographer.

Etymology

From photo + book.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "photobook"?
"photobook" is spelled P-H-O-T-O-B-O-O-K.
What does "photobook" mean?
As a noun, "photobook" means: A book of photographs, often by a single photographer.
What is the origin of the word "photobook"?
From photo + book. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "photobook", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list