entomological

adj

"entomological" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“entomological” is uncommon English (frequency #51,090 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,090
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to entomology.

Key facts for entomological
PropertyValue
Headwordentomological
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#51,090
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “entomological” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). entomological lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entomological is uncommon English at frequency #51,090 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to entomology.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for entomological in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From entomology + -ical. The correct English form is entomological, spelled E-N-T-O-M-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to entomology.

Etymology

From entomology + -ical.

This word in other languages

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 "entomological"?
"entomological" is spelled E-N-T-O-M-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L.
What does "entomological" mean?
As an adjective, "entomological" means: Of or pertaining to entomology.
What is the origin of the word "entomological"?
From entomology + -ical. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “entomological”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is E-N-T-O-M-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list