photographic
/ˌfəʊtəˈɡɹæfɪk/adjective
photographic is spelled P-H-O-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, photographic means “Pertaining to photographs or photography” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in photographic?
| Letters | 12: P-H-O-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.8 times per million words; the 10,196th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is photographic?
Photographic appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th 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).
How do you pronounce photographic?
- UK /ˌfəʊtəˈɡɹæfɪk/
- [ˌfoʊɾəˈɡɹæfɪk]
Photographic has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-photographic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with photographic?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as photographic from its last stressed vowel (/æfɪk/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of photographic
- more photographic comparative
- most photographic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photographic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to photographs or photography.
This shop stocks all the latest photographic equipment.
- 2
Synonym of accurate.
What each evangelist preserved is not a photographic reproduction of the words and deeds of Jesus, but an interpretative portrait delineated in accord with the special needs of the early church.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Photographic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to photographs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | photographique |
| German | fotografisch |
| Portuguese | fotográfico |
| Spanish | fotográfico |
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.