pharmacologist
/ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/noun
pharmacologist is spelled P-H-A-R-M-A-C-O-L-O-G-I-S-T: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pharmacologist means “A student of pharmacology; one versed in the science of pharmacology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pharmacologist is pharmacologists.
How many letters and syllables are in pharmacologist?
| Letters | 14: P-H-A-R-M-A-C-O-L-O-G-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is pharmacologist?
Pharmacologist appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 pharmacologist?
- /ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/
Pharmacologist has 5 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)-Wodencafe-pharmacologist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pharmacologist
- pharmacologists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pharmacologist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A student of pharmacology; one versed in the science of pharmacology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pharmacologist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense student of or one who is versed in pharmacology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pharmacologue |
| German | Pharmakologe, Pharmakologin |
| Portuguese | farmacologista, farmacólogo |
| Spanish | farmacólogo, farmacóloga |
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 pharmacologist come from?
From pharmacology + -ist. Audio (Southern England): (file)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).