How do you spell illustration?

I-L-L-U-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N

Illustration is spelled I-L-L-U-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N, with two l's near the start. Dropping one l is the most common mistake. Among the stock pictures on this site, illustration is a tag for graphic or painted styles.

Spelling tip

Double l after the first i, single t in the middle, and a -tion ending.

What it means

An illustration is a drawn or rendered image rather than a camera capture; some stock pictures here are illustrative rather than photo-realistic.

Common misspellings

• ilustration → illustration
• illustation → illustration
• illustraton → illustration
• illistration → illustration
• illustrasion → illustration