osteological
adjective
osteological is spelled O-S-T-E-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, osteological means “Of or relating to osteology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in osteological?
| Letters | 12: O-S-T-E-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 osteological?
Osteological appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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).
What does osteological mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to osteology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Osteological in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to osteology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ostéologique |
| Portuguese | osteológico |
| Spanish | osteológico |
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 osteological come from?
From osteology + -ical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).