Indology
/ɪnˈdɑləd͡ʒi/noun
Indology is spelled I-N-D-O-L-O-G-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Indology means “The academic study of the history, culture, and languages of India, the Indian subcontinent, and (often) of South Asia entirely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Indology?
| Letters | 8: I-N-D-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 Indology?
Indology appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 Indology?
- US /ɪnˈdɑləd͡ʒi/
- UK /ɪnˈdɒləd͡ʒi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Indology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Indology?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Indology 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).
What does Indology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The academic study of the history, culture, and languages of India, the Indian subcontinent, and (often) of South Asia entirely.
- 2
The academic study of the history, culture, and languages of India (historical region) and India (modern unitary state).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Indology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense academic study of India:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Indologie |
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 Indology come from?
From Indo- + -logy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).