terminology
/ˌtɝ.məˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/noun
terminology is spelled T-E-R-M-I-N-O-L-O-G-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, terminology means “A treatise on terms, especially those used in a specialised field” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of terminology is terminologies.
How many letters and syllables are in terminology?
| Letters | 11: T-E-R-M-I-N-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is terminology?
Terminology appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st 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 terminology?
- UK /ˌtɜː.məˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
- US /ˌtɝ.məˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
- Canada /ˌtɝ.məˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
Terminology has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-terminology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with terminology?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as terminology from its last stressed vowel (/ɑlədʒi/):
- technology
- psychology
- biology
- apology
- ideology
- methodology
- sociology
- geology
- ecology
- anthropology
- mythology
- physiology
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of terminology
- terminologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does terminology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A treatise on terms, especially those used in a specialised field.
- 2
The set of terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms.
- 3
The scientific study of such terms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Terminology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | terminologie |
| German | Terminologie , Fachsprache |
| Portuguese | terminologia |
| Spanish | terminología |
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 terminology come from?
From French terminologie or German Terminologie and their source, New Latin terminologia, from Medieval Latin terminus (“a term”) + -ologia (“study of”), from -o- (“(interconsonantal)”) + -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study, to speak”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).