paleontological
adjective
paleontological is spelled P-A-L-E-O-N-T-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, paleontological means “Of or pertaining to paleontology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in paleontological?
| Letters | 15: P-A-L-E-O-N-T-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd 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 paleontological?
Paleontological appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd 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).
Forms of paleontological
- palaeontological
- palæontological
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paleontological mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to paleontology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paleontological in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to paleontology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paléontologique |
| German | paläontologisch |
| Portuguese | paleontológico |
| Spanish | paleontológico |
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.