typographic

adj

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

The verdict

“typographic” is uncommon English (frequency #61,882 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,882
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relating to typography

Corpus desk

Index EN-typographic · typographic · English

typographic · rank #61,882 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,882
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH typecast

Nearest frequency peer: typecast (-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 “typographic”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “typographic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for typographic
PropertyValue
Headwordtypographic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,882
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “typographic” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).typographicfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “typecast” (#61,881), “Ueno” (#61,883), “unicycle” (#61,885). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “typographic” is #61,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

typographic is uncommon English at frequency #61,882 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relating to typography".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for typographic, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From typography + -ic. The correct English form is typographic, spelled T-Y-P-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relating to typography

Etymology

From typography + -ic.

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 "typographic"?
"typographic" is spelled T-Y-P-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C.
What does "typographic" mean?
As an adjective, "typographic" means: Relating to typography
What is the origin of the word "typographic"?
From typography + -ic. 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 "typographic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

telescoping#61,858subcategory#61,839addressable#61,942agnosticism#61,946

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list