elogy
"elogy" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“elogy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Praise, eulogy; inscription on a tombstone, epitaph
Corpus desk
Index EN-elogy · elogy · English
elogy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | elogy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “elogy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
elogy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Praise, eulogy; inscription on a tombstone, epitaph".
No generated misspelling entries exist for elogy in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin ēlogium. Doublet of elogium. The correct English form is elogy, spelled E-L-O-G-Y.
Definition
- 1Praise, eulogy; inscription on a tombstone, epitaph
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how elogy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In the Centre, or midst of the Pegm, there was an Aback, or Square, wherein this Elogy was written.
And his Elogy upon Q. Elizabeth, and her Successor K. James, in the latter end of his Henry VII, is a Proof of that Play's being written after the Accession of the latter of those two Princes to the Crown of England.
Etymology
From Latin ēlogium. Doublet of elogium.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.