ology
-o·lo·gy/ˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/noun
ology is spelled O-L-O-G-Y: 5 letters and 3 syllables (-o·lo·gy). It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ology means “Any branch of learning, especially one ending in “-logy”” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ology is ologies.
How many letters and syllables are in ology?
| Letters | 5: O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: -o·lo·gy |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 93,703rd 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 ology?
Ology appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd 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 ology?
- UK /ˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒɪ/
- US /ˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
Ology has 3 syllables, split -o·lo·gy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ology.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl--ology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ology?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ology 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 ology
- ologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialAny branch of learning, especially one ending in “-logy”.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense branch of learning:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | -ologie |
| German | -ologie |
| Portuguese | -ologia |
| Spanish | -ología |
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 ology come from?
From the suffix -ology in the names of many sciences.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).