social science
"social-science" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“social science” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A branch of science that studies the society and human behavior in it.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | social science |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “social science” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for social science is 14 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A branch of science that studies the society and human behavior in it.".
Zero misspellings are on record for social science in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is social science, spelled S-O-C-I-A-L- -S-C-I-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1A branch of science that studies the society and human behavior in it.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “social science”
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- The one correct English spelling is S-O-C-I-A-L- -S-C-I-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.