embryology

noun

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"embryology" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“embryology” is uncommon English (frequency #54,757 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,757
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The scientific study of embryos and (often) also the developmental biology of all prenatal phases (embryology sensu stricto plus fetology and teratology collectively).

Corpus desk

Index EN-embryology · embryology · English

embryology · rank #54,757 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,757
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Emacs

Nearest frequency peer: Emacs (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “embryology”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “embryology” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for embryology
PropertyValue
Headwordembryology
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “embryology” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).embryologyfalls in this rarity band:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Emacs” (#54,756), “entrée” (#54,759), “eggshell” (#54,754). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “embryology” is #54,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

embryology is uncommon English at frequency #54,757 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The scientific study of embryos and (often) also the developmental biology of all prenatal phases (embryology sensu stricto plus fetology and teratology collectively).".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for embryology, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From embryo + -logy. The correct English form is embryology, spelled E-M-B-R-Y-O-L-O-G-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The scientific study of embryos and (often) also the developmental biology of all prenatal phases (embryology sensu stricto plus fetology and teratology collectively).

Etymology

From embryo + -logy.

This word in other languages

embryologie(Français)Embryologie(Deutsch)embriologia(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "embryology"?
"embryology" is spelled E-M-B-R-Y-O-L-O-G-Y.
What does "embryology" mean?
As a noun, "embryology" means: The scientific study of embryos and (often) also the developmental biology of all prenatal phases (embryology sensu stricto plus fetology and teratology collectively).
What is the origin of the word "embryology"?
From embryo + -logy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "embryology", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list