eulogy
/ˈju.lə.d͡ʒi/noun
eulogy is spelled E-U-L-O-G-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “elegy vs eulogy” about 1,900 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, eulogy means “An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eulogy is eulogies.
How many letters and syllables are in eulogy?
| Letters | 6: E-U-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is eulogy?
Eulogy appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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).
How do you pronounce eulogy?
- UK /ˈjuː.lə.d͡ʒi/
- US /ˈju.lə.d͡ʒi/
Eulogy has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-eulogy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with eulogy
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of eulogy
- eulogies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eulogy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
- 2
Speaking highly of someone or something; the act of praising or commending someone or something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eulogy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | éloge |
| German | Lobrede, Lobesrede, Trauerrede |
| Portuguese | tributo , elogio |
| Spanish | elogio, panegírico, loor, nenia, epicedio, epiceyo |
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 eulogy come from?
From Latin eulogium, apparently from a confusion between ēlogium (whence English elogium, elogy) and eulogia (from Ancient Greek εὐλογία (eulogía, “praise”), whence English eulogia); equivalent to eu- + logia ("good words"). Doublet of eulogium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).