# meteorology

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌmiːtɪəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #21,868

## Definitions
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.

## Easily confused with
- **methodology** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meteorology-vs-methodology)

## Common misspellings (16)
`emteorology`, `meetorology`, `meteoorlogy`, `meteorloogy`, `meteorolgoy`, `meteorollogy`, `meteorologgy`, `meteorologyy`, `meteoroloyg`, `meteoroolgy`, `meteorrology`, `meteroology`, `metoerology`, `metteorology`, `mmeteorology`, `mteeorology`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/meteorology