theology
/θiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/noun
theology is spelled T-H-E-O-L-O-G-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, theology means “The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of theology is theologies.
How many letters and syllables are in theology?
| Letters | 8: T-H-E-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.3 times per million words; the 8,036th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 theology?
Theology appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th 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 theology?
- /θiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
Theology has 4 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: En-us-theology.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with theology?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as theology.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ethology.
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 theology
- theologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does theology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general.
- 2
Synonym of religious studies.
- 3
An organized method of interpreting spiritual works and beliefs into practical form.
- 4
A particular belief within a religion.
- 5
slangSubjective marginal details.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Theology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense study of God, or a god, or gods:
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 theology come from?
From Middle English theologie, from Middle French theologie, from Old French theologie, from Latin theologia, from Koine Greek θεολογία (theología), from θεολόγος (theológos, adjective), from θεός (theós) + λόγος (lógos). By surface analysis, theo- + -logy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).