meteorology

Name: meteorology, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˌmiːtɪəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/

//ˌmiːtɪəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“meteorology” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,868. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,868
frequency rank, English: 36,575
“M” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

meteorology vs methodology

82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for meteorology
Property	Value
Headword	meteorology
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˌmiːtɪəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#21,868
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “meteorology” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). meteorology lands here:

#21,868

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around meteorology (IPA /ˌmiːtɪəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,868 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for meteorology, with forms such as "emteorology", "meetorology", and "meteoorlogy". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "methodology", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετεωρολογία (meteōrología), from μετέωρα (metéōra, “celestial phenomena”), nominalized from the neuter plural of μετέωρος (metéōros, “high in the sky”), + -λογία (-logía, “study of”). By surface analysis, meteor (“atmos… The correct English form is meteorology, spelled M-E-T-E-O-R-O-L-O-G-Y.

Definition

1
The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.
2
The atmospheric phenomena in a specific region or period.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετεωρολογία (meteōrología), from μετέωρα (metéōra, “celestial phenomena”), nominalized from the neuter plural of μετέωρος (metéōros, “high in the sky”), + -λογία (-logía, “study of”). By surface analysis, meteor (“atmospheric phenomenon”) + -ology (“study of”). First attested in 1563.

Synonyms

meteorology weatherlore

This word in other languages

meteorología(Español)météorologie(Français)Meteorologie(Deutsch)meteorologia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

emteorology
meetorology
meteoorlogy
meteorloogy
meteorolgoy
meteorollogy
meteorologgy
meteorologyy
meteoroloyg
meteoroolgy
meteorrology
meteroology
metoerology
metteorology
mmeteorology
mteeorology

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of meteorology - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "meteorology"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "meteorology"?

"meteorology" is spelled M-E-T-E-O-R-O-L-O-G-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌmiːtɪəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/.

What does "meteorology" mean?

As a noun, "meteorology" means: The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.

What words are commonly confused with "meteorology"?

"meteorology" is commonly confused with "methodology". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "meteorology"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meteorology" is /ˌmiːtɪəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "meteorology"?

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετεωρολογία (meteōrología), from μετέωρα (metéōra, “celestial phenomena”), nominalized from the neuter plural of μετέωρος (metéōros, “high in the sky”), + -λογία (-logía, “study of”). By surface analysis, mete... See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “meteorology”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is M-E-T-E-O-R-O-L-O-G-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˌmiːtɪəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “methodology” - see the side-by-side comparison. meteorology vs methodology
Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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.