Word guide

How do you spell photograph?

P-H-O-T-O-G-R-A-P-H

Photograph is spelled P-H-O-T-O-G-R-A-P-H, with ph at both ends and an o between the t and the g. The clipped form photo is also correct in casual writing. Stock pictures on this site are described as photographs when they are photo-realistic scenes.

Spelling tip

Both the f sounds are written ph, at the start and at the end.

What it means

A photograph is a single still image captured with a camera or, on this site, rendered to look like one; each item in a set of stock pictures is a photograph or an illustration.

Common misspellings

  • fotograph → photograph
  • photografh → photograph
  • photograf → photograph
  • photgraph → photograph
  • photagraph → photograph