archaeology

/ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/

//ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi// noun

The verdict

“archaeology” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,692 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,692
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grafía alternativa de archeology.

Corpus desk

Index ES-archaeology · archaeology · Spanish

archaeology · rank #80,692 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,692
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arduos

Nearest frequency peer: arduos (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “archaeology”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “archaeology” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for archaeology
PropertyValue
Headwordarchaeology
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
Letters11
Frequency rank#80,692
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “archaeology” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).archaeologycae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “arduos” (#80,693), “armazones” (#80,695), “arrastramos” (#80,696). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “archaeology” va en #80,692. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

archaeology is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,692 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grafía alternativa de archeology.".

No misspelling variants are generated for archaeology in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is archaeology, spelled A-R-C-H-A-E-O-L-O-G-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grafía alternativa de archeology.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "archaeology"?
"archaeology" is spelled A-R-C-H-A-E-O-L-O-G-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/.
What does "archaeology" mean?
As a noun, "archaeology" means: Grafía alternativa de archeology.
How do you pronounce "archaeology"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "archaeology" is /ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "archaeology" come from?
"archaeology" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "archaeology", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list