narratology
noun
narratology is spelled N-A-R-R-A-T-O-L-O-G-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, narratology means “The study of narrative structure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of narratology is narratologies.
How many letters and syllables are in narratology?
| Letters | 11: N-A-R-R-A-T-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is narratology?
Narratology appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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).
Forms of narratology
- narratologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does narratology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of narrative structure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Narratology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the study of narrative structure:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | narratologie |
| German | Erzähltheorie, Narratologie |
| Portuguese | narratologia |
| Spanish | narratología |
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 narratology come from?
From narrate + -ology, after French narratologie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).