sociobiology
so·ci·o·bi·o·lo·gy/ˌsoʊ.si.oʊˌbaɪˈɑ.lɑ.d͡ʒi/noun
sociobiology is spelled S-O-C-I-O-B-I-O-L-O-G-Y: 12 letters and 7 syllables (so·ci·o·bi·o·lo·gy). It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sociobiology means “The science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sociobiology is sociobiologies.
How many letters and syllables are in sociobiology?
| Letters | 12: S-O-C-I-O-B-I-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7: so·ci·o·bi·o·lo·gy |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 sociobiology?
Sociobiology appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 sociobiology?
- UK /ˌsəʊ.si.əʊ.baɪˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
- UK /ˌsəʊ.ʃ(i.)-/
- US /ˌsoʊ.si.oʊˌbaɪˈɑ.lɑ.d͡ʒi/
Sociobiology has 7 syllables, split so·ci·o·bi·o·lo·gy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-sociobiology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sociobiology
- sociobiologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sociobiology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sociobiology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of soci:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Soziobiologie |
| Portuguese | sociobiologia |
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 sociobiology come from?
From socio- + biology, popularized by E. O. Wilson's Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (1975).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).