pictogram
/ˈpɪk.tə.ɡɹæm/noun
pictogram is spelled P-I-C-T-O-G-R-A-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pictogram means “A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pictogram is pictograms.
How many letters and syllables are in pictogram?
| Letters | 9: P-I-C-T-O-G-R-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 pictogram?
Pictogram appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 pictogram?
- /ˈpɪk.tə.ɡɹæm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pictogram.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pictogram
- pictograms plural
- pictogramme
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pictogram mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pictogram in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense picture that represents a word or an idea:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pictogramme |
| German | Piktogramm |
| Portuguese | pictograma |
| Spanish | pictograma |
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.
Where does pictogram come from?
From Latin pictus + -o- + -gram.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).