Word guide

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. Ilustration with one l is the most common misspelling. On Affordable Stock Images the illustration tag sits beside photographic styles, so both kinds of stock images are easy to find.

Spelling tip

Double l right after the first i, then a single s and a -tion ending.

What it means

An illustration is a drawn, painted or rendered picture rather than a camera capture. Many stock images on this site have an illustrated style and are tagged accordingly.

Common misspellings

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