mineralogy
/ˌmɪnəˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/noun
mineralogy is spelled M-I-N-E-R-A-L-O-G-Y: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mineralogy means “The branch of petrology that studies minerals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mineralogy is mineralogies.
How many letters and syllables are in mineralogy?
| Letters | 10: M-I-N-E-R-A-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 mineralogy?
Mineralogy appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 mineralogy?
- UK /ˌmɪnəˈralədʒi/
- US /ˌmɪnəˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/
- US /ˌmɪnəˈɹæləd͡ʒi/
Mineralogy has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-mineralogy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mineralogy?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mineralogy 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).
Forms of mineralogy
- mineralogies plural
- minerology rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mineralogy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The branch of petrology that studies minerals.
- 2
Mineral materials.
- 3
A treatise on mineralogy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate mineralogy?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of mineralogy: miner..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mineralogy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the study or science of minerals:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | minéralogie |
| German | Mineralogie |
| Portuguese | mineralogia |
| Spanish | mineralogía |
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 mineralogy come from?
From New Latin minerālogia, from Medieval Latin minera (“mineral”) + Latin -logia (“study”). By surface analysis, mineral + -logy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).