tomography

/təˈmɒɡɹəfi/

//təˈmɒɡɹəfi// noun

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"tomography" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tomography” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,055. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,055
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Imaging by (virtual) sections or sectioning.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tomography · tomography · English

tomography · rank #28,055 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,055
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH toil

Nearest frequency peer: toil (-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 “tomography”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tomography” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tomography vs topography
90% similar
tomography vs typography
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tomography
PropertyValue
Headwordtomography
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/təˈmɒɡɹəfi/
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,055
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tomography”

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).tomographylands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “toil” (#28,054), “Tijuana” (#28,053), “toon” (#28,057). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tomography” is #28,055. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around tomography (IPA /təˈmɒɡɹəfi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,055 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Imaging by (virtual) sections or sectioning.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for tomography, with forms such as "otmography", "tmoography", and "tomgoraphy". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "topography", "typography", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From tomo- + -graphy. The correct English form is tomography, spelled T-O-M-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Imaging by (virtual) sections or sectioning.

Etymology

From tomo- + -graphy.

This word in other languages

tomografía(Español)tomographie(Français)Tomografie(Deutsch)tomografia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otmography
  • tmoography
  • tomgoraphy
  • tommography
  • tomogarphy
  • tomoggraphy
  • tomograhpy
  • tomographhy
  • tomographyy
  • tomograpphy
  • tomograpyh
  • tomogrpahy
  • tomogrraphy
  • tomorgaphy
  • toomgraphy
  • ttomography

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tomography - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

otmography2tmoography2tomgoraphy2tommography1tomogarphy2tomoggraphy1tomograhpy2tomographhy1
Edit distance from "tomography"

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 "tomography"?
"tomography" is spelled T-O-M-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /təˈmɒɡɹəfi/.
What does "tomography" mean?
As a noun, "tomography" means: Imaging by (virtual) sections or sectioning.
What words are commonly confused with "tomography"?
"tomography" is commonly confused with "topography", "typography". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tomography"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tomography" is /təˈmɒɡɹəfi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "tomography"?
From tomo- + -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 "tomography", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list