lithographie

Name: lithographie, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\li.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi\

/\li.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“lithographie” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,936. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,936
frequency rank, French: 128,088
“L” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Procédé par lequel on obtient sur du papier, au moyen de la presse, l’empreinte de ce qui a été dessiné ou écrit, sur une pierre d’une espèce particulière, avec un crayon ou avec une encre d’une ce...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lithographie vs lithographies

92% similar

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

Key facts for lithographie
Property	Value
Headword	lithographie
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\li.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi\
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#36,936
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lithographie” sits in French 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). lithographie lands here:

#36,936

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around lithographie (IPA \li.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,936 among 128,088 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for lithographie, with forms such as "ilthographie", "lihtographie", and "lithgoraphie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "lithographies", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lithographie, spelled L-I-T-H-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E.

Definition

1
Procédé par lequel on obtient sur du papier, au moyen de la presse, l’empreinte de ce qui a été dessiné ou écrit, sur une pierre d’une espèce particulière, avec un crayon ou avec une encre d’une certaine composition.
2
Image imprimée par ce procédé.

This word in other languages

lithography(English)litografía(Español)Lithografie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilthographie,lihtographie,lithgoraphie,lithhographie,lithogarphie,lithoggraphie,lithograhpie,lithographei,lithographhie,lithograpihe,lithograpphie,lithogrpahie,lithogrraphie,lithorgaphie,litohgraphie,litthographie,llithographie,ltihographie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lithographie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "lithographie"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lithographie"?

"lithographie" is spelled L-I-T-H-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \li.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi\.

What does "lithographie" mean?

As a noun, "lithographie" means: Procédé par lequel on obtient sur du papier, au moyen de la presse, l’empreinte de ce qui a été dessiné ou écrit, sur une pierre d’une espèce particulière, avec un crayon ou avec une encre d’une ce...

What words are commonly confused with "lithographie"?

"lithographie" is commonly confused with "lithographies". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "lithographie"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lithographie" is \li.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "lithographie" come from?

"lithographie" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “lithographie”

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

The one correct French spelling is L-I-T-H-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \li.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “lithographies” - see the side-by-side comparison. lithographie vs lithographies
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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.