semiología

[semjoloˈxia]

/[semjoloˈxia]/ noun

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The verdict

“semiología” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,886 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,886
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciencia que estudia los signos y el proceso de significación

Key facts for semiología
PropertyValue
Headwordsemiología
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[semjoloˈxia]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,886
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “semiología” 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). semiología lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

semiología is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,886 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [semjoloˈxia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for semiología in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is semiología, spelled S-E-M-I-O-L-O-G-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciencia que estudia los signos y el proceso de significación
  2. 2
    En particular, la rama de esta que estudia los signos en la comunicación y cultura humanas
  3. 3
    Rama de la medicina que estudia los signos (síntomas) que permiten el diagnóstico

Synonyms

semióticasemióticasemiótica

This word in other languages

semiotics(English)sémiotique(Français)Semiotik(Deutsch)semiótica(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 "semiología"?
"semiología" is spelled S-E-M-I-O-L-O-G-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [semjoloˈxia].
What does "semiología" mean?
As a noun, "semiología" means: Ciencia que estudia los signos y el proceso de significación
How do you pronounce "semiología"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "semiología" is [semjoloˈxia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "semiología" come from?
"semiología" 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 “semiología”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-M-I-O-L-O-G-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [semjoloˈxia] (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