phycology
/faɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/noun
phycology is spelled P-H-Y-C-O-L-O-G-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phycology means “The scientific study of algae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in phycology?
| Letters | 9: P-H-Y-C-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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; 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 phycology?
Phycology appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 phycology?
- UK /faɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/
- US /faɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
- Australia /fɑɪˈkɔl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/
Phycology has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-phycology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with phycology?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as phycology 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).
What does phycology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The scientific study of algae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phycology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense study of algae:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phycologie, algologie |
| German | Phykologie, Algenkunde, Algologie |
| Portuguese | ficologia |
| Spanish | ficología |
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 phycology come from?
From phyco- + -logy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).