pharmacology

Name: pharmacology, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒi/

//ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒi// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“pharmacology” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,943. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,943
frequency rank, English: 4,417
“P” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pharmacology · pharmacology · English

pharmacology · rank #23,943 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #23,943
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 19 variants
BOOK-MID 4,417
PHOTO-FINISH Petersen

Nearest frequency peer: Petersen (-1 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.

peacekeeping

76,062
Pegasus

76,061
Petersen

76,059
pharmacology

76,058
pixie

76,056
ply

76,055

What this shows “pharmacology” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for pharmacology
Property	Value
Headword	pharmacology
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#23,943
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pharmacology”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).pharmacologylands here:

#23,943

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Petersen” (#23,942), “pixie” (#23,945), “Pegasus” (#23,940). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pharmacology” is #23,943. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around pharmacology (IPA /ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,943 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for pharmacology, with forms such as "hparmacology", "pahrmacology", and "phamracology". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From pharmaco- + -logy. The correct English form is pharmacology, spelled P-H-A-R-M-A-C-O-L-O-G-Y.

Definition

1
The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.
2
The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.

Etymology

From pharmaco- + -logy.

Synonyms

materia medica

This word in other languages

farmacología(Español)pharmacologie(Français)Pharmakologie(Deutsch)farmacologia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

hparmacology
pahrmacology
phamracology
pharamcology
pharmaccology
pharmacloogy
pharmacolgoy
pharmacollogy
pharmacologgy
pharmacologyy
pharmacoloyg
pharmacoolgy
pharmaoclogy
pharmcaology
pharmmacology
pharrmacology
phharmacology
phramacology
ppharmacology

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pharmacology - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "pharmacology"

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 "pharmacology"?

"pharmacology" is spelled P-H-A-R-M-A-C-O-L-O-G-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒi/.

What does "pharmacology" mean?

As a noun, "pharmacology" means: The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.

What are common misspellings of "pharmacology"?

Common misspellings include "hparmacology", "pahrmacology", "phamracology", "pharamcology", "pharmaccology". The correct spelling is "pharmacology".

How do you pronounce "pharmacology"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pharmacology" is /ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "pharmacology"?

From pharmaco- + -logy. 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 "pharmacology", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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