radiography

noun

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"radiography" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“radiography” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,856. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,856
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The process of making radiographs, and the science of analyzing them.

Corpus desk

Index EN-radiography · radiography · English

radiography · rank #47,856 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,856
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH purposed

Nearest frequency peer: purposed (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “radiography”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “radiography” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for radiography
PropertyValue
Headwordradiography
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#47,856
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “radiography”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).radiographylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “purposed” (#47,855), “Rajput” (#47,857), “purist” (#47,854). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “radiography” is #47,856. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around radiography, anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,856 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The process of making radiographs, and the science of analyzing them.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for radiography, with forms such as "ardiography", "raddiography", and "radigoraphy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From radio- + -graphy. The correct English form is radiography, spelled R-A-D-I-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The process of making radiographs, and the science of analyzing them.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how radiography appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In addition, a number of new possibilities would be opened up to diagraphy – e.g., radiography of movements, kinematographic radiography, and radiography of those in a state of convulsion.

Etymology

From radio- + -graphy.

This word in other languages

radiographie(Français)Röntgen(Deutsch)radiografia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ardiography
  • raddiography
  • radigoraphy
  • radiogarphy
  • radioggraphy
  • radiograhpy
  • radiographhy
  • radiographyy
  • radiograpphy
  • radiograpyh
  • radiogrpahy
  • radiogrraphy
  • radiorgaphy
  • radoigraphy
  • raidography
  • rdaiography
  • rradiography

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of radiography - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ardiography2raddiography1radigoraphy2radiogarphy2radioggraphy1radiograhpy2radiographhy1radiographyy1
Edit distance from "radiography"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "radiography"?
"radiography" is spelled R-A-D-I-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y.
What does "radiography" mean?
As a noun, "radiography" means: The process of making radiographs, and the science of analyzing them.
What are common misspellings of "radiography"?
Common misspellings include "ardiography", "raddiography", "radigoraphy", "radiogarphy", "radioggraphy". The correct spelling is "radiography".
What is the origin of the word "radiography"?
From radio- + -graphy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "radiography", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list