# mineralogy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌmɪnəˈralədʒi/ · frequency rank #39,429

## Definitions
1. The branch of petrology that studies minerals.
2. Mineral materials.
3. A treatise on mineralogy.

## Etymology
From New Latin minerālogia, from Medieval Latin minera (“mineral”) + Latin -logia (“study”). By surface analysis, mineral + -logy.

## Common misspellings (15)
`imneralogy`, `mienralogy`, `minearlogy`, `mineralgoy`, `minerallogy`, `mineraloggy`, `mineralogyy`, `mineraloyg`, `mineraolgy`, `minerlaogy`, `minerralogy`, `minneralogy`, `minrealogy`, `mmineralogy`, `mnieralogy`

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