astrology
/əˈstɹɒlədʒi/
"astrology" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“astrology” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #17,543 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,543
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | astrology |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈstɹɒlədʒi/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #17,543 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “astrology” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for astrology is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈstɹɒlədʒi/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,543 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for astrology, with forms such as "asrtology", "asstrology", and "astorlogy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "astronomy", "anthology", "astrologer", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French astrologie, and its source, Latin astrologia (“astronomy”), from Ancient Greek ἀστρολογία (astrología, “telling of the stars”), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star, planet, or constellation”) + -λογία (-logía, “treating of”), a combination form of… The correct English form is astrology, spelled A-S-T-R-O-L-O-G-Y.
Definition
- 1Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
Etymology
From Middle French astrologie, and its source, Latin astrologia (“astronomy”), from Ancient Greek ἀστρολογία (astrología, “telling of the stars”), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star, planet, or constellation”) + -λογία (-logía, “treating of”), a combination form of -λόγος (-lógos, “one who speaks (in a certain manner)”). Morphologically astro- + -logy.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asrtology,asstrology,astorlogy,astrloogy,astrolgoy,astrollogy,astrologgy,astrologyy,astroloyg,astroolgy,astrrology,asttrology,atsrology,satrology
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of astrology - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “astrology”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-S-T-R-O-L-O-G-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /əˈstɹɒlədʒi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “astronomy” - see the side-by-side comparison. astrology vs astronomy
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.