gerontología
Spanish, noun/xeɾontoloˈxia/
gerontología is spelled G-E-R-O-N-T-O-L-O-G-Í-A (12 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 105,087th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gerontología is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “gerontology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ciencia de la vejez y el envejecimiento dedicada a la comprensión, prevención, diagnóstico, pronóstico…”.
What does gerontología mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegerontology
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ciencia de la vejez y el envejecimiento dedicada a la comprensión, prevención, diagnóstico, pronóstico, tratamiento, cuidado y atención de los cambios que ocurren en los seres humanos a lo largo de toda su vida, especialmente en las últimas etapas.
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 gerontología
- gerontologías plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gerontología?
- /xeɾontoloˈxia/
- [xe.ɾõn̪.t̪o.loˈxi.a]
- [xeɾõn̪t̪oloˈxia]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gerontología
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gerontología in Spanish?
gerontología appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).