parasitology

noun

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"parasitology" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“parasitology” is uncommon English (frequency #71,777 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,777
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The study of parasites.

Corpus desk

Index EN-parasitology · parasitology · English

parasitology · rank #71,777 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,777
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH Paphos

Nearest frequency peer: Paphos (-3 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “parasitology”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “parasitology” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for parasitology
PropertyValue
Headwordparasitology
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#71,777
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “parasitology” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).parasitologyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Paphos” (#71,774), “Pasig” (#71,780), “Panza” (#71,773). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “parasitology” is #71,777. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parasitology is uncommon English at frequency #71,777 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The study of parasites.".

parasitology doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From parasite + -ology. The correct English form is parasitology, spelled P-A-R-A-S-I-T-O-L-O-G-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The study of parasites.

Etymology

From parasite + -ology.

This word in other languages

parasitología(Español)parasitologie(Français)Parasitologie(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parasitology"?
"parasitology" is spelled P-A-R-A-S-I-T-O-L-O-G-Y.
What does "parasitology" mean?
As a noun, "parasitology" means: The study of parasites.
What is the origin of the word "parasitology"?
From parasite + -ology. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "parasitology", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pneumococcal#71,798readjustment#71,834microfluidic#71,700marvellously#71,684

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list