mammalogy
noun
mammalogy is spelled M-A-M-M-A-L-O-G-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mammalogy means “The study of mammals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mammalogy is mammalogies.
How many letters and syllables are in mammalogy?
| Letters | 9: M-A-M-M-A-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is mammalogy?
Mammalogy appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 mammalogy?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-mammalogy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mammalogy
- mammalogies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mammalogy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of mammals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mammalogy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the study of mammals:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mammalogie |
| German | Mammalogie, Säugetierkunde |
| Portuguese | mamalogia |
| Spanish | mastozoología, teriología, mamalogía |
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 mammalogy come from?
From mammal + -logy, with haplology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).