elogy

noun

"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

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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.

Key facts for elogy
PropertyValue
Headwordelogy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “elogy” in English

elogysits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Praise, eulogy; inscription on a tombstone, epitaph

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how elogy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In the Centre, or midst of the Pegm, there was an Aback, or Square, wherein this Elogy was written.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "elogy"?
"elogy" is spelled E-L-O-G-Y.
What does "elogy" mean?
As a noun, "elogy" means: Praise, eulogy; inscription on a tombstone, epitaph
What is the origin of the word "elogy"?
From Latin ēlogium. Doublet of elogium. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list