# eulogy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈjuː.lə.d͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #28,197

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Middle English wloge (“commendation of the virtues of a deceased person”), 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.

## Easily confused with
- **elegy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elegy-vs-eulogy)
- **ecology** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ecology-vs-eulogy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eluogy`, `eulgoy`, `eullogy`, `euloggy`, `eulogyy`, `euloyg`, `euolgy`, `uelogy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eulogy