# picturesque

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌpɪkt͡ʃəˈɹɛsk/ · frequency rank #15,024

## Definitions
1. Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.
2. Strikingly graphic or vivid; having striking and vivid imagery.

## Etymology
From picture + -esque, a calque of French pittoresque, from picture (“a picture, painting”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`ipcturesque`, `pcituresque`, `piccturesque`, `pictruesque`, `pictturesque`, `pictuersque`, `pictureqsue`, `picturesqeu`, `picturesqque`, `picturessque`, `picturesuqe`, `picturresque`, `picturseque`, `picutresque`, `pitcuresque`, `ppicturesque`

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