chronobiology
noun
chronobiology is spelled C-H-R-O-N-O-B-I-O-L-O-G-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chronobiology means “The study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the effects of periodicity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chronobiology is chronobiologies.
How many letters and syllables are in chronobiology?
| Letters | 13: C-H-R-O-N-O-B-I-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 chronobiology?
Chronobiology appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 chronobiology
- chronobiologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chronobiology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the effects of periodicity
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chronobiology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense study of the effects of time on biological systems:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Chronobiologie |
| Portuguese | cronobiologia |
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 chronobiology come from?
From chrono- + biology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).