e. g.
/ˌiˈd͡ʒi/adverb
e. g. is spelled E-G: 2 letters and 2 syllables. As an adverb, e. g. means “Alternative form of e.g” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in e. g.?
| Letters | 2: E-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How do you pronounce e. g.?
- UK /ˌiːˈdʒiː/
- UK /fɔːɹ‿ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl/
- US /ˌiˈd͡ʒi/
E. g. has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-e.g..wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with e. g.?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as e. g. from its last stressed vowel (/i/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of e. g.
- eg
- e. gr.
- ex. gr.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
E. g. in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | par ex. (par exemple) |
| German | z. B. (zum Beispiel), bspw. (beispielsweise) |
| Portuguese | p. ex., (por exemplo) ex. |
| Spanish | p. ej. (por ejemplo), e. g., e. gr. |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does e. g. come from?
The adverb is a terser form of ex. gr., both abbreviating Latin exemplī grātiā (“for the sake of an example”); e.g. was also used as an abbreviation in Latin. The noun is derived from the adverb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).