# geology

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/ · frequency rank #10,216

## Definitions
1. The science that studies the structure of the Earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
2. The geological structure of a region.

## Etymology
From geo- + -logy, partly after Renaissance Latin geōlogia, from Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth”) + Latin -logia (“the study of”), from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía).

## Easily confused with
- **geologic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geologic-vs-geology)

## Common misspellings (10)
`egology`, `geloogy`, `geolgoy`, `geollogy`, `geologgy`, `geologyy`, `geoloyg`, `geoolgy`, `ggeology`, `goelogy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/geology