pictograph
/ˈpɪk.tə.ɡɹæf/noun
pictograph is spelled P-I-C-T-O-G-R-A-P-H: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pictograph means “A picture that represents a word or an idea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pictograph is pictographs.
How many letters and syllables are in pictograph?
| Letters | 10: P-I-C-T-O-G-R-A-P-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 pictograph?
Pictograph appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 pictograph?
- /ˈpɪk.tə.ɡɹæf/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pictograph
- pictographs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pictograph mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A picture that represents a word or an idea.
- 2
A graphic character.
- 3
A graph that represents numerical data using pictures.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pictograph in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of graph:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | pictografía |
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 pictograph come from?
From Latin pictus + -o- + graph.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).