asteroseismology
noun
asteroseismology is spelled A-S-T-E-R-O-S-E-I-S-M-O-L-O-G-Y: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, asteroseismology means “The study of oscillations in stars” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in asteroseismology?
| Letters | 16: A-S-T-E-R-O-S-E-I-S-M-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is asteroseismology?
Asteroseismology appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of asteroseismology
- astroseismology
- asterseismology
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does asteroseismology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of oscillations in stars.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Asteroseismology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the study of oscillations in stars:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Asteroseismologie, stellare Seismologie |
| Portuguese | asterossismologia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does asteroseismology come from?
From aster- (“star”) + -o- + seismology (“study of Earth's vibrations (ie. earthquakes)”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “celestial body”) + σεισμός (seismós, “earthquake”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).