# photoshop

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈfəʊ.təʊ.ʃɒp/ · frequency rank #9,937

## Definitions
1. To digitally edit or alter (a picture or photograph).

## Etymology
Genericized trademark of Adobe Photoshop, a widely-used graphics editor. This may in turn have been derived from its usage to refer to the camera room in the offset lithography process, where laid up pages could be extensively retouched before being transferred to the printing plates.

## Easily confused with
- **photoshoot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/photoshoot-vs-photoshop)

## Common misspellings (14)
`hpotoshop`, `phhotoshop`, `phootshop`, `photohsop`, `photoshhop`, `photoshopp`, `photoshpo`, `photosohp`, `photosshop`, `photsohop`, `phottoshop`, `phtooshop`, `pohtoshop`, `pphotoshop`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/photoshop