radiology

/ˌɹeɪdiˈɒlədʒi/

//ˌɹeɪdiˈɒlədʒi// noun

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"radiology" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“radiology” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,781. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,781
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation (such as ultrasonograph...

Corpus desk

Index EN-radiology · radiology · English

radiology · rank #22,781 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,781
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH purified

Nearest frequency peer: purified (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “radiology”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “radiology” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for radiology
PropertyValue
Headwordradiology
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌɹeɪdiˈɒlədʒi/
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,781
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “radiology”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).radiologylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “purified” (#22,780), “raffle” (#22,782), “ragged” (#22,783). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “radiology” is #22,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around radiology (IPA /ˌɹeɪdiˈɒlədʒi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,781 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for radiology, with forms such as "ardiology", "raddiology", and "radiloogy". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From radio- + -logy. The correct English form is radiology, spelled R-A-D-I-O-L-O-G-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging).
  2. 2
    The use of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment (which today is the province of nuclear medicine).

Etymology

From radio- + -logy.

This word in other languages

radiología(Español)radiologie(Français)Radiologie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ardiology
  • raddiology
  • radiloogy
  • radiolgoy
  • radiollogy
  • radiologgy
  • radiologyy
  • radioloyg
  • radioolgy
  • radoilogy
  • raidology
  • rdaiology
  • rradiology

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of radiology - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ardiology2raddiology1radiloogy2radiolgoy2radiollogy1radiologgy1radiologyy1radioloyg2
Edit distance from "radiology"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "radiology"?
"radiology" is spelled R-A-D-I-O-L-O-G-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɹeɪdiˈɒlədʒi/.
What does "radiology" mean?
As a noun, "radiology" means: The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation (such as ultrasonograph...
What are common misspellings of "radiology"?
Common misspellings include "ardiology", "raddiology", "radiloogy", "radiolgoy", "radiollogy". The correct spelling is "radiology".
How do you pronounce "radiology"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "radiology" is /ˌɹeɪdiˈɒlədʒi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "radiology"?
From radio- + -logy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "radiology", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list