espeleología
Spanish, noun/espeleoloˈxia/
espeleología is spelled E-S-P-E-L-E-O-L-O-G-Í-A (12 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 77,042nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espeleología is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “speleology (Branch of science in which examines caves)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Estudio de las cavidades naturales ya sean subterráneas o submarinas”.
What does espeleología mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespeleology (Branch of science in which examines caves)
- 2
femininespelunking
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Estudio de las cavidades naturales ya sean subterráneas o submarinas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of espeleología
- espeleologías plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espeleología?
- /espeleoloˈxia/
- [es.pe.le.o.loˈxi.a]
- [espeleoloˈxia]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espeleología
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espeleología in Spanish?
espeleología appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).