ethnomusicology
noun
ethnomusicology is spelled E-T-H-N-O-M-U-S-I-C-O-L-O-G-Y: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ethnomusicology means “The study of music and culture; the study of music as it relates to its cultural context” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ethnomusicology is ethnomusicologies.
How many letters and syllables are in ethnomusicology?
| Letters | 15: E-T-H-N-O-M-U-S-I-C-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th 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 ethnomusicology?
Ethnomusicology appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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).
Forms of ethnomusicology
- ethnomusicologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ethnomusicology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of music and culture; the study of music as it relates to its cultural context.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ethnomusicology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense study of music and culture:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ethnomusicologie |
| German | Ethnomusikologie |
| Portuguese | etnomusicologia |
| Spanish | etnomusicologia |
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.