pictographic
/ˌpɪktəˈɡɹæfɪk/adjective, noun
pictographic is spelled P-I-C-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pictographic means “Represented by pictures” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pictographic?
| Letters | 12: P-I-C-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 pictographic?
Pictographic appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 pictographic?
- /ˌpɪktəˈɡɹæfɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pictographic
- pictographics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pictographic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Represented by pictures.
- 2
Of or pertaining to pictographs.
noun
- 1
A pictograph or hieroglyph.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pictographic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pictographique |
| Spanish | pictográfico |
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 pictographic come from?
From pictograph + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).