papyrology
noun
papyrology is spelled P-A-P-Y-R-O-L-O-G-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, papyrology means “The study of papyrus, particularly the branch of archeology concerning ancient texts written on papyrus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of papyrology is papyrologies.
How many letters and syllables are in papyrology?
| Letters | 10: P-A-P-Y-R-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 papyrology?
Papyrology appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 papyrology
- papyrologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does papyrology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of papyrus, particularly the branch of archeology concerning ancient texts written on papyrus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Papyrology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the study of ancient texts written on papyrus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | papyrologie |
| German | Papyrologie |
| Portuguese | papirologia |
| Spanish | papirología |
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 papyrology come from?
From papyro- + -ology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).