mixology
noun
mixology is spelled M-I-X-O-L-O-G-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mixology means “The art of combining various ingredients to create cocktails” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mixology is mixologies.
How many letters and syllables are in mixology?
| Letters | 8: M-I-X-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is mixology?
Mixology appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 mixology?
- Australia
Mixology has 4 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: En-au-mixology.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mixology
- mixologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mixology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangThe art of combining various ingredients to create cocktails.
- 2
rareslangThe work of a disc jockey.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mixology come from?
Back-formation from mixologist. By surface analysis, mix + -ology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).