typography

/taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi/

//taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi// noun

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

The verdict

“typography” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,769. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,769
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.

Corpus desk

Index EN-typography · typography · English

typography · rank #28,769 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,769
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH typos

Nearest frequency peer: typos (+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 “typography”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “typography” 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).

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

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

Key facts for typography
PropertyValue
Headwordtypography
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi/
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,769
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “typography”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).typographylands 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 “typos” (#28,770), “tumbled” (#28,766), “tsk” (#28,765). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “typography” is #28,769. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around typography (IPA /taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,769 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for typography, with forms such as "tpyography", "ttypography", and "tyopgraphy". 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", "tomography", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French typographie from Medieval Latin typographia from Ancient Greek τυπογράφος (tupográphos, “certified copy”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). By surface analysis, type + -o- + -graphy. The correct English form is typography, spelled T-Y-P-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.
  2. 2
    The practice or process of printing with type.
  3. 3
    The appearance and style of typeset matter.

Etymology

From French typographie from Medieval Latin typographia from Ancient Greek τυπογράφος (tupográphos, “certified copy”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). By surface analysis, type + -o- + -graphy.

This word in other languages

tipografía(Español)typographie(Français)Typographie(Deutsch)tipografia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tpyography
  • ttypography
  • tyopgraphy
  • typgoraphy
  • typogarphy
  • typoggraphy
  • typograhpy
  • typographhy
  • typographyy
  • typograpphy
  • typograpyh
  • typogrpahy
  • typogrraphy
  • typorgaphy
  • typpography
  • tyypography
  • ytpography

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of typography - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

tpyography2ttypography1tyopgraphy2typgoraphy2typogarphy2typoggraphy1typograhpy2typographhy1
Edit distance from "typography"

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 "typography"?
"typography" is spelled T-Y-P-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi/.
What does "typography" mean?
As a noun, "typography" means: The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.
What words are commonly confused with "typography"?
"typography" is commonly confused with "topography", "tomography". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "typography"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "typography" is /taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi/. 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 "typography"?
From French typographie from Medieval Latin typographia from Ancient Greek τυπογράφος (tupográphos, “certified copy”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). By surface analysis, type + -o- + -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 "typography", 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 (17 here; floor ≥5).

unauthorised17 variantsstakeholder17 variantsrestructure17 variantscommendation17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list