Speläologie
German, noun[ʃpelɛoloˈɡiː]
Speläologie is spelled S-P-E-L-Ä-O-L-O-G-I-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 95 million words in written German, the 618,004th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Speläologie is a German feminine noun meaning “speleology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Wissenschaft von Höhlen”.
What does Speläologie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespeleology
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Wissenschaft von Höhlen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Speläologie?
- [ʃpelɛoloˈɡiː]
- [spelɛoloˈɡiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Speläologie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Speläologie in German?
Speläologie appears about once in every 95 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).