primatology
noun
primatology is spelled P-R-I-M-A-T-O-L-O-G-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, primatology means “The scientific study of primates; a sub-discipline of zoology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in primatology?
| Letters | 11: P-R-I-M-A-T-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 primatology?
Primatology appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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).
What does primatology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The scientific study of primates; a sub-discipline of zoology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Primatology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense branch of zoology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Primatologie |
| Portuguese | primatologia |
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 primatology come from?
From primate + -ology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).