osteology
noun
osteology is spelled O-S-T-E-O-L-O-G-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, osteology means “The scientific study of the morphology and pathology of bones” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of osteology is osteologies.
How many letters and syllables are in osteology?
| Letters | 9: O-S-T-E-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 osteology?
Osteology appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 osteology?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-osteology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of osteology
- osteologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does osteology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The scientific study of the morphology and pathology of bones.
- 2
The bone structure of a particular individual, or species.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Osteology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ostéologie |
| German | Osteologie, Knochenlehre, Lehre vom Bau und den Krankheiten der Knochen , artspezifischer Knochenbau |
| Portuguese | osteologia , ossatura |
| Spanish | osteología |
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 osteology come from?
From osteo- + -logy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).