iconografía

[ikonoɣ̞ɾaˈfia]

/[ikonoɣ̞ɾaˈfia]/ noun

The verdict

“iconografía” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #30,511 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#30,511
frequency rank, Spanish
11
letters
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciencia que interpreta las representaciones pictóricas.

Key facts for iconografía
PropertyValue
Headwordiconografía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ikonoɣ̞ɾaˈfia]
Letters11
Frequency rank#30,511
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “iconografía” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). iconografía lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for iconografía is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ikonoɣ̞ɾaˈfia]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,511 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ciencia que interpreta las representaciones pictóricas.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for iconografía, with forms such as "cionografía", "icconografía", and "icnoografía". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is iconografía, spelled I-C-O-N-O-G-R-A-F-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciencia que interpreta las representaciones pictóricas.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cionografía,icconografía,icnoografía,icongorafía,iconnografía,iconogarfía,iconoggrafía,iconografaí,iconograffía,iconograífa,iconogrfaía,iconogrrafía,iconorgafía,icoongrafía,iocnografía

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cionografía2icconografía1icnoografía2icongorafía2iconnografía1iconogarfía2iconoggrafía1iconografaí2
Edit distance from "iconografía"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "iconografía"?
"iconografía" is spelled I-C-O-N-O-G-R-A-F-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ikonoɣ̞ɾaˈfia].
What does "iconografía" mean?
As a noun, "iconografía" means: Ciencia que interpreta las representaciones pictóricas.
What are common misspellings of "iconografía"?
Common misspellings include "cionografía", "icconografía", "icnoografía", "icongorafía", "iconnografía". The correct spelling is "iconografía".
How do you pronounce "iconografía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iconografía" is [ikonoɣ̞ɾaˈfia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "iconografía" come from?
"iconografía" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “iconografía”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is I-C-O-N-O-G-R-A-F-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ikonoɣ̞ɾaˈfia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list