phenology
/ˌfɛnˈɒlədʒi/noun
phenology is spelled P-H-E-N-O-L-O-G-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phenology means “The study of the effect of climate on periodic biological phenomena” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in phenology?
| Letters | 9: P-H-E-N-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th 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 phenology?
Phenology appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 phenology?
- /ˌfɛnˈɒlədʒi/
- /fəˈnɒlədʒi/
- /fiˈnɒlədʒi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-phenology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of phenology
- phænology
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phenology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of the effect of climate on periodic biological phenomena.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phenology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense study of the effect of climate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phénologie |
| Portuguese | fenologia |
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.