reflexology
"reflexology" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reflexology” is uncommon English (frequency #81,757 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,757
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The study and interpretation of behavior in terms of simple and complex reflexes.
Corpus desk
Index EN-reflexology · reflexology · English
reflexology · rank #81,757 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,757
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH Reddington
Nearest frequency peer: Reddington (-1 rank slots)
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Long-tail ranks near “reflexology”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- reck
reck
18,250 corpus weight
- recode
recode
18,249 corpus weight
- recut
recut
18,247 corpus weight
- reddened
reddened
18,246 corpus weight
- Reddington
Reddington
18,245 corpus weight
- reflexology
reflexology
18,244 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “reflexology” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reflexology |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #81,757 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “reflexology” in English
Rare enough to double-check
reflexology is uncommon English at frequency #81,757 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for reflexology in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From reflex + -ology, derived from Russian. The correct English form is reflexology, spelled R-E-F-L-E-X-O-L-O-G-Y.
Definition
- 1The study and interpretation of behavior in terms of simple and complex reflexes.
- 2A form of complementary medicine involving the stimulation of points on the feet, hands, or ears, in the belief that it will have a beneficial effect on some other parts of the body or to improve general health.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how reflexology appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Reflexology is based on the idea that different points on the feet correlate to different points in the body and by gentle massage of the feet one can heal the body, unblock energy and ease stress.
Etymology
From reflex + -ology, derived from Russian.
Synonyms
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.
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