pyrography
noun
pyrography is spelled P-Y-R-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pyrography means “The freehanded art of decorating wood, leather or other materials with burn marks (resulting in surface burned designs) from the controlled…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pyrography is pyrographies.
How many letters and syllables are in pyrography?
| Letters | 10: P-Y-R-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 pyrography?
Pyrography appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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).
Forms of pyrography
- pyrographies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pyrography mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The freehanded art of decorating wood, leather or other materials with burn marks (resulting in surface burned designs) from the controlled application of a heated object or tool such as a poker.
- 2
A decoration or design so produced.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pyrography in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense art of decorating wood or leather by burning designs into its surface:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pyrogravure |
| German | Brandmalerei, Pyrografie, Pyrographie |
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 pyrography come from?
From pyro- + -graphy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).