entomología

[ẽn̪t̪omoloˈxia]

/[ẽn̪t̪omoloˈxia]/ noun

The verdict

“entomología” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,042 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,042
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciencia que estudia a los insectos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-entomologia · entomología · Spanish

entomología · rank #63,042 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,042
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH entregaste

Nearest frequency peer: entregaste (+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 “entomología”

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 “entomología” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entomología
PropertyValue
Headwordentomología
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽn̪t̪omoloˈxia]
Letters11
Frequency rank#63,042
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “entomología” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.entomologíacae 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: “entregaste” (#63,043), “equity” (#63,044), “ensamblados” (#63,039). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “entomología” va en #63,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entomología is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,042 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ẽn̪t̪omoloˈxia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciencia que estudia a los insectos.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for entomología, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is entomología, spelled E-N-T-O-M-O-L-O-G-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciencia que estudia a los insectos.

This word in other languages

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 "entomología"?
"entomología" is spelled E-N-T-O-M-O-L-O-G-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽn̪t̪omoloˈxia].
What does "entomología" mean?
As a noun, "entomología" means: Ciencia que estudia a los insectos.
How do you pronounce "entomología"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entomología" is [ẽn̪t̪omoloˈxia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entomología" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "entomología", 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