conchology
/kɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒi/noun
conchology is spelled C-O-N-C-H-O-L-O-G-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conchology means “The study of molluscs and their shells” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conchology is conchologies.
How many letters and syllables are in conchology?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-C-H-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 conchology?
Conchology appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 conchology?
- /kɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-conchology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conchology
- conchologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conchology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of molluscs and their shells.
- 2
The hobby of shell collecting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conchology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense study of molluscs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | conchyliologie |
| German | Conchologie |
| Portuguese | conquiliologia |
| Spanish | conquiliología |
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 conchology come from?
From conch or Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē) + -ology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).