chronology
/kɹəˈnɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/noun
chronology is spelled C-H-R-O-N-O-L-O-G-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chronology means “The science of determining the order in which events occurred” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chronology is chronologies.
How many letters and syllables are in chronology?
| Letters | 10: C-H-R-O-N-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is chronology?
Chronology appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th 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).
How do you pronounce chronology?
- UK /kɹəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
- US /kɹəˈnɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/
Chronology has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chronology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with chronology?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chronology from its last stressed vowel (/ɑlədʒi/):
- technology
- psychology
- biology
- apology
- ideology
- methodology
- sociology
- geology
- ecology
- terminology
- anthropology
- mythology
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of chronology
- chronologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chronology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
- 2
An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.
The film's chronology is not entirely obvious, but can be worked out by the clothes the characters are wearing in the scenes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate chronology?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of chronology: chronol..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chronology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chronologie |
| German | Chronologie , Zeitordnung, Zeitmessung, Zeitrechnung |
| Portuguese | cronologia |
| Spanish | cronología |
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.