Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cryptology

/kɹɪpˈtɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
cryp-tol-o-gy
IPA
/kɹɪpˈtɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The science or study of mathematical, linguistic, and other coding patterns and histories.

Uncountable

noun

The practice of analysing encoded messages, in order to decode them.

Uncountable

noun

Secret or enigmatical language.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From crypto- + -logy, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”); originally after Latin cryptologia, which is apparently first recorded in an English context.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɹɪpˈtɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
  • British English: /kɹɪpˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cryptologies (plural)

Derived Forms

cryptex cryptologic cryptological cryptologically

Frequently Paired Words

cryptography cryptanalysis ciphertext plaintext cleartext code key

Synonyms

cryptanalysis decoding decrypting decyphering cryptanalytics cryptography

Rhymes With

technology appropriate technology psychology biology apology ideology theology geology ecology anthropology mythology archaeology

Questions

How do you pronounce cryptology?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹɪpˈtɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/.
What does cryptology mean?
The science or study of mathematical, linguistic, and other coding patterns and histories.
Where does cryptology come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce cryptology

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