lexicology
/ˌlɛksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
"lexicology" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lexicology” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lexicology |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lexicology” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lexicology is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lexicology, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγειν (légein, “to speak”). By surface analysis, lexico- + -logy. The correct English form is lexicology, spelled L-E-X-I-C-O-L-O-G-Y.
Definition
- 1The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.
- 2A specific theory concerning the lexicon.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγειν (légein, “to speak”). By surface analysis, lexico- + -logy.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lexicology”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-E-X-I-C-O-L-O-G-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.