etología

[et̪oloˈxia]

/[et̪oloˈxia]/ noun

The verdict

“etología” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,420 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,420
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciencia que estudia el comportamiento de los animales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-etologia · etología · Spanish

etología · rank #98,420 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,420
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH evapotranspir…

Nearest frequency peer: evapotranspiración (+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 “etología”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for etología
PropertyValue
Headwordetología
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[et̪oloˈxia]
Letters8
Frequency rank#98,420
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “etología” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.etologíacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “evapotranspiración” (#98,421), “estriadas” (#98,418), “evolucionadas” (#98,422). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “etología” va en #98,420. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

etología is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,420 among 5,243 “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

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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list