# morphology

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɔːˈfɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #16,977

## Definitions
1. A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:
2. A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:
3. A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:
4. A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:
5. The form and structure of something.
6. A description of the form and structure of something.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Morphologie. By surface analysis, morpho- + -logy.

## Common misspellings (16)
`mmorphology`, `moprhology`, `morhpology`, `morphhology`, `morphloogy`, `morpholgoy`, `morphollogy`, `morphologgy`, `morphologyy`, `morpholoyg`, `morphoolgy`, `morpohlogy`, `morpphology`, `morrphology`, `mrophology`, `omrphology`

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