photogrammetry
"photogrammetry" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“photogrammetry” is uncommon English (frequency #76,213 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,213
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The making of precise measurements from photographs.
Corpus desk
Index EN-photogrammetry · photogrammetry · English
photogrammetry · rank #76,213 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,213
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 46,516
- PHOTO-FINISH phospholipid
Nearest frequency peer: phospholipid (-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 “photogrammetry”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Peretz
Peretz
23,793 corpus weight
- Petrova
Petrova
23,791 corpus weight
- phospholipid
phospholipid
23,789 corpus weight
- photogramme…
photogrammetry
23,788 corpus weight
- pigtail
pigtail
23,787 corpus weight
- pisco
pisco
23,785 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “photogrammetry” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | photogrammetry |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #76,213 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “photogrammetry” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
photogrammetry is uncommon English at frequency #76,213 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for photogrammetry in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From photograph formed as photogram and the suffix -metry? The correct English form is photogrammetry, spelled P-H-O-T-O-G-R-A-M-M-E-T-R-Y.
Definition
- 1The making of precise measurements from photographs.
- 2The making of maps from photographs, especially from aerial surveying.
Etymology
From photograph formed as photogram and the suffix -metry?
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "photogrammetry", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 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.