otolaryngology
/ˌoʊtoʊˌlɛɹɪŋˈɡɑləd͡ʒi/noun
otolaryngology is spelled O-T-O-L-A-R-Y-N-G-O-L-O-G-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, otolaryngology means “The study of diseases of the ear, nose and throat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in otolaryngology?
| Letters | 14: O-T-O-L-A-R-Y-N-G-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th 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 otolaryngology?
Otolaryngology appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th 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 otolaryngology?
- UK /ˌəʊtə(ʊ)ˌlæɹɪŋˈɡɒləd͡ʒi/
- US /ˌoʊtoʊˌlɛɹɪŋˈɡɑləd͡ʒi/
- US /ˌɑtoʊ-/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-ncalif-otolaringology.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with otolaryngology?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as otolaryngology 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).
What does otolaryngology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of diseases of the ear, nose and throat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Otolaryngology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense medical study of the ear, nose and throat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | oto-rhino-laryngologie, otorhinolaryngologie, ORL |
| German | Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, HNO-Heilkunde |
| Portuguese | otorrinolaringologia |
| Spanish | otorrinolaringología |
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.