thermography
"thermography" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thermography” is uncommon English (frequency #99,934 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,934
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of several techniques for the remote measurement of the temperature variations of a body, especially by creating images produced by infrared radiation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-thermography · thermography · English
thermography · rank #99,934 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,934
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH thole
Nearest frequency peer: thole (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “thermography”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Thain
Thain
70 corpus weight
- Thatcherism
Thatcherism
69 corpus weight
- thermography
thermography
67 corpus weight
- thole
thole
66 corpus weight
- throating
throating
65 corpus weight
- thromboembo…
thromboembolism
64 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “thermography” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | thermography |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #99,934 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “thermography” in English
Rare enough to double-check
thermography is uncommon English at frequency #99,934 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for thermography in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 thermo- + -graphy. The correct English form is thermography, spelled T-H-E-R-M-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y.
Definition
- 1Any of several techniques for the remote measurement of the temperature variations of a body, especially by creating images produced by infrared radiation.
- 2Any process of writing involving the use of heat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how thermography appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Thermography, which imitates engraving, costs far less because it employs no dies or plates.
Etymology
From thermo- + -graphy.
Synonyms
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).