ethnological
adjective
ethnological is spelled E-T-H-N-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ethnological means “Of or pertaining to ethnology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ethnological?
| Letters | 12: E-T-H-N-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ethnological?
Ethnological appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 ethnological?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-ethnological.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ethnological
- more ethnological comparative
- most ethnological superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ethnological mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to ethnology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ethnological in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to ethnology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ethnologique |
| German | ethnologisch |
| Portuguese | etnológico |
| Spanish | etnológico |
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.
Where does ethnological come from?
From ethnology + -ical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).