bromatology
/bɹəʊməˈtɒləd͡ʒi/
"bromatology" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bromatology” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The study of food.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bromatology · bromatology · English
bromatology · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bromatology |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɹəʊməˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bromatology” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bromatology is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɹəʊməˈtɒləd͡ʒi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The study of food.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bromatology, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 Ancient Greek βρῶμα (brôma, “food”); and -λογία (-logía, “-logy”). The correct English form is bromatology, spelled B-R-O-M-A-T-O-L-O-G-Y.
Definition
- 1The study of food.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βρῶμα (brôma, “food”); and -λογία (-logía, “-logy”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.