hymnology
/ˈhɪm.nɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/noun
hymnology is spelled H-Y-M-N-O-L-O-G-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hymnology means “The study of hymns; hymnody” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hymnology is hymnologies.
How many letters and syllables are in hymnology?
| Letters | 9: H-Y-M-N-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hymnology?
Hymnology appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 hymnology?
- US /ˈhɪm.nɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
Hymnology has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hymnology
- hymnologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hymnology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of hymns; hymnody.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hymnology come from?
From hymn + -ology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).