entomological

adj

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

The verdict

“entomological” is uncommon English (frequency #51,090 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,090
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to entomology.

Corpus desk

Index EN-entomological · entomological · English

entomological · rank #51,090 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,090
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH ephemera

Nearest frequency peer: ephemera (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “entomological”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entomological
PropertyValue
Headwordentomological
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#51,090
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “entomological” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).entomologicalfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “ephemera” (#51,091), “Erikson” (#51,092), “Eris” (#51,093). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “entomological” is #51,090. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entomological is uncommon English at frequency #51,090 among 2,246 “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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how entomological appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This method expands on conventional entomological field work practices, which rely on human observations over limited periods, said researchers, who hope that their method will be used by other entomologists.

Etymology

From entomology + -ical.

This word in other languages

entomológico(Español)entomologique(Français)entomologisch(Deutsch)

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

expressionist#51,100dispassionate#51,066frustratingly#51,124investigatory#51,184

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list