pharmacognosy
/ˌfɑː.məˈkɒɡ.nə.sɪ/noun
pharmacognosy is spelled P-H-A-R-M-A-C-O-G-N-O-S-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pharmacognosy means “A branch of pharmacology that studies medical substances that are derived from natural sources, and their recognition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pharmacognosy is pharmacognosies.
How many letters and syllables are in pharmacognosy?
| Letters | 13: P-H-A-R-M-A-C-O-G-N-O-S-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 pharmacognosy?
Pharmacognosy appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 pharmacognosy?
- /ˌfɑː.məˈkɒɡ.nə.sɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Scelultrix-pharmacognosy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pharmacognosy
- pharmacognosies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pharmacognosy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A branch of pharmacology that studies medical substances that are derived from natural sources, and their recognition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pharmacognosy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense branch of pharmacology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pharmacognosie |
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 pharmacognosy come from?
From pharmaco- + -gnosy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).