# typography

> English word · Noun · IPA /taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi/ · frequency rank #28,769

## Definitions
1. The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.
2. The practice or process of printing with type.
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.

## Easily confused with
- **topography** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topography-vs-typography)
- **tomography** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tomography-vs-typography)

## Common misspellings (17)
`tpyography`, `ttypography`, `tyopgraphy`, `typgoraphy`, `typogarphy`, `typoggraphy`, `typograhpy`, `typographhy`, `typographyy`, `typograpphy`, `typograpyh`, `typogrpahy`, `typogrraphy`, `typorgaphy`, `typpography`, `tyypography`, `ytpography`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/typography