etología

[et̪oloˈxia]

/[et̪oloˈxia]/ noun

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The verdict

“etología” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,420 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,420
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciencia que estudia el comportamiento de los animales.

Key facts for etología
PropertyValue
Headwordetología
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[et̪oloˈxia]
Letters8
Frequency rank#98,420
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “etología” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). etología lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

etología is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,420 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [et̪oloˈxia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for etología in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is etología, spelled E-T-O-L-O-G-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciencia que estudia el comportamiento de los animales.
  2. 2
    Enfermedad o patología del comportamiento de los animales.

This word in other languages

ethology(English)éthologie(Français)etologia(Português)

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 "etología"?
"etología" is spelled E-T-O-L-O-G-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [et̪oloˈxia].
What does "etología" mean?
As a noun, "etología" means: Ciencia que estudia el comportamiento de los animales.
How do you pronounce "etología"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "etología" is [et̪oloˈxia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "etología" come from?
"etología" 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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Using “etología”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-T-O-L-O-G-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [et̪oloˈxia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list