Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seismological

/sˌaɪzməlˈɔdʒəkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: seis-mo-log-i-cal
IPA: /sˌaɪzməlˈɔdʒəkəl/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to seismology.

Etymology

Etymology tree English seismology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English seismological From seismology + -ical.

Derived Forms

archaeoseismological asteroseismological astroseismological helioseismological microseismological paleoseismological seismologically teleseismological

Synonyms

seismologic

Rhymes With

scatological

Questions

How do you pronounce seismological?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˌaɪzməlˈɔdʒəkəl/.
What does seismological mean?: Relating to seismology.
Where does seismological come from?: Etymology tree English seismology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English seismological From seismology + -ical.

How to pronounce seismological

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “seismological”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/sˌaɪzməlˈɔdʒəkəl/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “seismological”.
Repeat and practice — Say “seismological” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.