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
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.
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Index EN-lexicology · lexicology · English
lexicology · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lexicology |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lexicology” in English
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lexicology appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The fifth is devoted to doctrine; the sixth and seventh to remarks on syntax and lexicology respectively.
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.