photoengraving
noun, verb
photoengraving is spelled P-H-O-T-O-E-N-G-R-A-V-I-N-G: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, photoengraving means “A process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of photoengraving is photoengravings.
How many letters and syllables are in photoengraving?
| Letters | 14: P-H-O-T-O-E-N-G-R-A-V-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 photoengraving?
Photoengraving appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 photoengraving
- photoengravings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photoengraving mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed.
- 2
A plate or reproduction made using this process.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of photoengrave
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does photoengraving come from?
From photo- + engraving.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).