glaciology
gla·ci·o·lo·gy/ˌɡleɪʃiˈɑləd͡ʒi/noun
glaciology is spelled G-L-A-C-I-O-L-O-G-Y: 10 letters and 5 syllables (gla·ci·o·lo·gy). It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glaciology means “The study of ice and its effect on the landscape, especially the study of glaciers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glaciology is glaciologies.
How many letters and syllables are in glaciology?
| Letters | 10: G-L-A-C-I-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: gla·ci·o·lo·gy |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is glaciology?
Glaciology appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 glaciology?
- UK /ˌɡleɪsɪˈɒlədʒi/
- US /ˌɡleɪʃiˈɑləd͡ʒi/
Glaciology has 5 syllables, split gla·ci·o·lo·gy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-glaciology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with glaciology?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as glaciology from its last stressed vowel (/ɑlədʒi/):
- technology
- psychology
- biology
- apology
- ideology
- methodology
- sociology
- geology
- ecology
- terminology
- anthropology
- mythology
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of glaciology
- glaciologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glaciology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of ice and its effect on the landscape, especially the study of glaciers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glaciology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense study of ice and its effect on the landscape:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | glaciologie |
| German | Glaziologie |
| Portuguese | glaciologia |
| Spanish | glaciología |
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 glaciology come from?
From Latin glaciēs (“ice”) + -ology (“study of a particular subject”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).