endogamous
adjective
endogamous is spelled E-N-D-O-G-A-M-O-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, endogamous means “Taking place within a social group” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in endogamous?
| Letters | 10: E-N-D-O-G-A-M-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is endogamous?
Endogamous appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does endogamous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Taking place within a social group.
Many recent immigrants' marriages are endogamous.
- 2
Relating to endogamy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Endogamous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of a marriage, within a social group:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | endogamique, endogame |
| German | endogam |
| Spanish | endógamo |
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 endogamous come from?
From endo- + -gamous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).