# pornography

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɔːˈnɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ · frequency rank #11,941

## Definitions
1. The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature.
2. The depiction of (non-sexual) subject matter so that it elicits feelings analogous to erotic pleasure; any such depiction.
3. The graphic, detailed, often gratuitous depiction of something.

## Etymology
From French pornographie, from Ancient Greek πορνογράφος (pornográphos), from πορνεία (porneía, “fornication, prostitution”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I depict”).

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

## Common misspellings (18)
`oprnography`, `ponrography`, `porngoraphy`, `pornnography`, `pornogarphy`, `pornoggraphy`, `pornograhpy`, `pornographhy`, `pornographyy`, `pornograpphy`, `pornograpyh`, `pornogrpahy`, `pornogrraphy`, `pornorgaphy`, `porongraphy`, `porrnography`, `ppornography`, `pronography`

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