malacology
/ˌmæ.ləˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/noun
malacology is spelled M-A-L-A-C-O-L-O-G-Y: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, malacology means “The study of molluscs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in malacology?
| Letters | 10: M-A-L-A-C-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 malacology?
Malacology appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 malacology?
- UK /ˌmæ.ləˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
- US /ˌmæ.ləˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
Malacology has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-malacology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with malacology?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as malacology 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 malacology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of molluscs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Malacology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense study of molluscs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | malacologie |
| German | Malakologie |
| Portuguese | malacologia |
| Spanish | malacología |
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 malacology come from?
From French malacologie, contraction of malacozoologie, from the (obsolete) taxonomic name Malacozoa + French -ologie (“-ology”), Malacozoa being in turn from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) + ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”). Equivalent to malaco- + -logy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).