pulmonology
/ˌpʊlməˈnɒləd͡ʒi/noun
pulmonology is spelled P-U-L-M-O-N-O-L-O-G-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pulmonology means “The branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pulmonology?
| Letters | 11: P-U-L-M-O-N-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 pulmonology?
Pulmonology appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 pulmonology?
- /ˌpʊlməˈnɒləd͡ʒi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pulmonology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pulmonology
- pulmology
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pulmonology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pulmonology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pneumologie |
| German | Pneumologie, Pulmonologie, Pulmologie |
| Portuguese | pneumologia |
| Spanish | neumología |
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 pulmonology come from?
From Latin pulmō + English -logy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).