# astrology

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈstɹɒlədʒi/ · frequency rank #17,543

## Definitions
1. Divination 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.

## Easily confused with
- **astronomy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/astrology-vs-astronomy)
- **anthology** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anthology-vs-astrology)
- **astrologer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/astrologer-vs-astrology)

## Common misspellings (14)
`asrtology`, `asstrology`, `astorlogy`, `astrloogy`, `astrolgoy`, `astrollogy`, `astrologgy`, `astrologyy`, `astroloyg`, `astroolgy`, `astrrology`, `asttrology`, `atsrology`, `satrology`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/astrology