nosology
/ˌnoʊˈsɑləd͡ʒi/noun
nosology is spelled N-O-S-O-L-O-G-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nosology means “A treatise or written classification of diseases” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nosology is nosologies.
How many letters and syllables are in nosology?
| Letters | 8: N-O-S-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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; 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 nosology?
Nosology appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 nosology?
- UK /ˌnɒˈsɒləd͡ʒi/
- US /ˌnoʊˈsɑləd͡ʒi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nosology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with nosology?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nosology 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 nosology
- nosologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nosology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A treatise or written classification of diseases.
- 2
The study of diseases; the systematic investigation or classification of disease.
- 3
The characteristics or scientific understanding of a specific disease.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nosology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the systematic investigation or classification of disease:
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 nosology come from?
From post-classical Latin nosologia, formed as from Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “disease”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “discourse, branch of knowledge”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).