lexicografía
Spanish, noun[leksikoɣ̞ɾaˈfia]
lexicografía is spelled L-E-X-I-C-O-G-R-A-F-Í-A (12 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 86,552nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lexicografía is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “lexicography (art or craft of writing dictionaries)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Técnica y práctica de la compilación de diccionarios”.
What does lexicografía mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelexicography (art or craft of writing dictionaries)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Técnica y práctica de la compilación de diccionarios. 2. Rama de la lingüística que estudia las relaciones semánticas y sistemáticas de los vocablos que forman el léxico de un idioma.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lexicografía
- lexicografías plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lexicografía?
- [leksikoɣ̞ɾaˈfia]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lexicografía
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lexicografía in Spanish?
lexicografía appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).