photogravure
noun, verb
photogravure is spelled P-H-O-T-O-G-R-A-V-U-R-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, photogravure means “An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of photogravure is photogravures.
How many letters and syllables are in photogravure?
| Letters | 12: P-H-O-T-O-G-R-A-V-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 photogravure?
Photogravure appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 photogravure
- photogravures plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- photogravuring participle, present
- photogravured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photogravure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books.
- 2
A print so made.
verb
- 1
To print by this process.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does photogravure come from?
From photo- + gravure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).