cryptology

Questions about cryptology

What does cryptology mean?

cryptology means "the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms".

How many syllables are in cryptology?

cryptology has 4 syllables: cryp-to-lo-gy. The stress falls on "to".

What is another word for cryptology?

Close synonyms include cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptography. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cryptology a common word?

cryptology is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.