speleological
adjective
speleological is spelled S-P-E-L-E-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, speleological means “Pertaining to the exploration of caves; speleology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in speleological?
| Letters | 13: S-P-E-L-E-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 speleological?
Speleological appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 speleological
- more speleological comparative
- most speleological superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does speleological mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the exploration of caves; speleology.
- 2
Concerning the study of caves.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Speleological in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to the exploration of caves:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | spéléologique |
| German | speläologisch, höhlenkundlich |
| Portuguese | espeleológico |
| Spanish | espeleológico |
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 speleological come from?
From speleology + -ical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).