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How do you spell phenology?

Phenology is spelled P-H-E-N-O-L-O-G-Y. Phrenology, with an r, is an entirely different and long-discredited subject.

Letter by letter

P-H-E-N-O-L-O-G-Y

Spelling note

Begins phen-, not fen- or phaen-. Not to be confused with phrenology, the discredited study of skull shape.

What it means for meadow photos

Phenology is the study of the timing of natural events such as flowering and emergence. It is why a meadow photographed in May and in July looks like two different places.

Common misspellings

  • phrenology of plants → phenology
  • fenology → phenology
  • phenolgy → phenology
  • phenologie → phenology

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