# hydrology

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #35,760

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From hydro- + -ology.

## Common misspellings (15)
`hdyrology`, `hhydrology`, `hyddrology`, `hydorlogy`, `hydrloogy`, `hydrolgoy`, `hydrollogy`, `hydrologgy`, `hydrologyy`, `hydroloyg`, `hydroolgy`, `hydrrology`, `hyrdology`, `hyydrology`, `yhdrology`

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