semiology
noun
semiology is spelled S-E-M-I-O-L-O-G-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, semiology means “Semiotics, the study of signs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of semiology is semiologies.
How many letters and syllables are in semiology?
| Letters | 9: S-E-M-I-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 semiology?
Semiology appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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).
Forms of semiology
- semiologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does semiology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Semiotics, the study of signs.
- 2
datedThe science of the signs or symptoms of disease; symptomatology.
- 3
datedThe art of using signs in signalling.
- 4
The symptom expression of an epileptic seizure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Semiology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense semiotics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sémiologie |
| Portuguese | semiologia |
| Spanish | semiología |
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 semiology come from?
From New Latin semaeologia, from Ancient Greek σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “sign”) + -logia (“-logy”). By surface analysis, semio- + -logy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).