cosmetology
/ˌkɑz.məˈtɑləd͡ʒi/noun
cosmetology is spelled C-O-S-M-E-T-O-L-O-G-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cosmetology means “The science of cosmetics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cosmetology?
| Letters | 11: C-O-S-M-E-T-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th 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 cosmetology?
Cosmetology appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 cosmetology?
- UK /ˌkɒz.məˈtɒləd͡ʒi/
- US /ˌkɑz.məˈtɑləd͡ʒi/
Cosmetology has 5 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)-Wodencafe-cosmetology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cosmetology?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cosmetology 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).
What does cosmetology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The science of cosmetics.
- 2
The profession of a cosmetologist or beautician.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cosmetology come from?
From French cosmétologie. By surface analysis, cosmetics + -ology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).