dendrochronology
noun
dendrochronology is spelled D-E-N-D-R-O-C-H-R-O-N-O-L-O-G-Y: 16 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dendrochronology means “The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dendrochronology?
| Letters | 16: D-E-N-D-R-O-C-H-R-O-N-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is dendrochronology?
Dendrochronology appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 dendrochronology?
Dendrochronology has 6 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).
What does dendrochronology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dendrochronology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense science of counting tree rings:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dendrochronologie |
| German | Dendrochronologie |
| Portuguese | dendrocronologia |
| Spanish | dendrocronología |
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.