bacteriological

adj

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"bacteriological" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bacteriological” is uncommon English (frequency #92,362 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,362
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to bacteriology.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bacteriological · bacteriological · English

bacteriological · rank #92,362 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,362
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Badakhshan

Nearest frequency peer: Badakhshan (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “bacteriological”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “bacteriological” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bacteriological
PropertyValue
Headwordbacteriological
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters15
Frequency rank#92,362
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bacteriological” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).bacteriologicalfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Badakhshan” (#92,363), “babied” (#92,360), “axolotl” (#92,357). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bacteriological” is #92,362. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bacteriological is uncommon English at frequency #92,362 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to bacteriology.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bacteriological, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bacterio- + -logical. The correct English form is bacteriological, spelled B-A-C-T-E-R-I-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to bacteriology.

Etymology

From bacterio- + -logical.

Synonyms

bacteriologic

This word in other languages

bacteriológico(Español)bactériologique(Français)bakteriologisch(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bacteriological"?
"bacteriological" is spelled B-A-C-T-E-R-I-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L.
What does "bacteriological" mean?
As an adjective, "bacteriological" means: Of or pertaining to bacteriology.
What is the origin of the word "bacteriological"?
From bacterio- + -logical. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bacteriological", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chloramphenicol#92,454familiarization#92,600microelectronic#92,872multilateralism#92,904

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list