sociology

/ˌsəʊsiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/

//ˌsəʊsiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː// noun

The verdict

“sociology” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,374 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,374
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sociología

Corpus desk

Index ES-sociology · sociology · Spanish

sociology · rank #84,374 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,374
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sobresalían

Nearest frequency peer: sobresalían (-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 “sociology”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sociology
PropertyValue
Headwordsociology
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌsəʊsiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,374
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sociology” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sociologycae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sobresalían” (#84,373), “sofocación” (#84,376), “sobrepasaron” (#84,371). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sociology” va en #84,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sociology is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,374 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌsəʊsiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sociología".

sociology has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 sociology, spelled S-O-C-I-O-L-O-G-Y.

Definition

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    Sociología

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 "sociology"?
"sociology" is spelled S-O-C-I-O-L-O-G-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌsəʊsiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/.
What does "sociology" mean?
As a noun, "sociology" means: Sociología
How do you pronounce "sociology"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sociology" is /ˌsəʊsiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sociology" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list