phraseology
/fɹeɪziˈɑləd͡ʒi/noun
phraseology is spelled P-H-R-A-S-E-O-L-O-G-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phraseology means “Study of set or fixed expressions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phraseology is phraseologies.
How many letters and syllables are in phraseology?
| Letters | 11: P-H-R-A-S-E-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is phraseology?
Phraseology appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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 phraseology?
- US /fɹeɪziˈɑləd͡ʒi/
- US /fɹeɪzˈɑləd͡ʒi/
- UK /fɹeɪziˈɒləd͡ʒɪ/
Phraseology 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)-Vininn126-phraseology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with phraseology?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as phraseology from its last stressed vowel (/ɑlədʒi/):
- technology
- psychology
- biology
- apology
- ideology
- methodology
- sociology
- geology
- ecology
- terminology
- anthropology
- mythology
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of phraseology
- phraseologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phraseology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Study of set or fixed expressions.
- 2
The style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech.
- 3
A group of specialized words and expressions used by a particular group.
- 4
A collection of phrases; a phrasebook.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phraseology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phraséologie |
| German | Phraseologie , Phraseologismus |
| Portuguese | fraseologia , terminologia |
| Spanish | fraseología |
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 phraseology come from?
From Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “speech”) + λόγος (lógos, “explanation”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).