otology
/oʊˈtɑləd͡ʒi/noun
otology is spelled O-T-O-L-O-G-Y: 7 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, otology means “The branch of medicine that deals with the ear, its structure, function and pathology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of otology is otologies.
How many letters and syllables are in otology?
| Letters | 7: O-T-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 otology?
Otology appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 otology?
- US /oʊˈtɑləd͡ʒi/
- UK /əʊˈtɒləd͡ʒi/
Otology has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-otology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with otology?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as otology 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 otology
- otologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does otology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The branch of medicine that deals with the ear, its structure, function and pathology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Otology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the branch of medicine that deals with the ear:
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 otology come from?
From oto- + -logy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).