hydrology

Name: hydrology, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“hydrology” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,760. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,760
frequency rank, English: 2,646
“H” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere

Corpus desk

Index EN-hydrology · hydrology · English

hydrology · rank #35,760 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #35,760
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 2,646
PHOTO-FINISH hv

Nearest frequency peer: hv (-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.

homogenous

64,244
hv

64,242
hydrology

64,241
hypoxia

64,240
IBA

64,239
ibis

64,238

What this shows “hydrology” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for hydrology
Property	Value
Headword	hydrology
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#35,760
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hydrology”

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).hydrologylands here:

#35,760

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “hv” (#35,759), “hypoxia” (#35,761), “IBA” (#35,762). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hydrology” is #35,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around hydrology, anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,760 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for hydrology, with forms such as "hdyrology", "hhydrology", and "hyddrology". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hydro- + -ology. The correct English form is hydrology, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-L-O-G-Y.

Definition

1
The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere
2
The properties, distribution, and flows of water in a specific locale; the hydrological characteristics of a particular place or region.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Excessively high floods may be caused by obstructions which were not noted by the observer subsequently removed. Information of this kind is necessary, but it is equally necessary that something of the local hydrology should be also known and applied.
Operations studies are required to define appropriate hydrologies and facility operations schedules on which to base the Delta modeling.

Etymology

From hydro- + -ology.

This word in other languages

hidrología(Español)hydrologie(Français)Hydrologie(Deutsch)hidrologia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

hdyrology
hhydrology
hyddrology
hydorlogy
hydrloogy
hydrolgoy
hydrollogy
hydrologgy
hydrologyy
hydroloyg
hydroolgy
hydrrology
hyrdology
hyydrology
yhdrology

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hydrology - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "hydrology"

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 "hydrology"?

"hydrology" is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-L-O-G-Y.

What does "hydrology" mean?

As a noun, "hydrology" means: The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere

What are common misspellings of "hydrology"?

Common misspellings include "hdyrology", "hhydrology", "hyddrology", "hydorlogy", "hydrloogy". The correct spelling is "hydrology".

What is the origin of the word "hydrology"?

From hydro- + -ology. 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 "hydrology", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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