exegesis
/ɛksɪˈd͡ʒisɪs/noun
exegesis is spelled E-X-E-G-E-S-I-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, exegesis means “A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of exegesis is exegeses.
How many letters and syllables are in exegesis?
| Letters | 8: E-X-E-G-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is exegesis?
Exegesis appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 exegesis?
- UK /ɛksɪˈdʒiːsɪs/
- US /ɛksɪˈd͡ʒisɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-exegesis.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-exegesis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with exegesis?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as exegesis from its last stressed vowel (/isɪs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of exegesis
- exegeses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exegesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text.
- 2
An explanatory note; a gloss.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exegesis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense interpretation of a text, especially a religious text:
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 exegesis come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis, “interpretation”), from ἐξηγέομαι (exēgéomai, “to explain, interpret”), from ἐξ (ex, “out”) + ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead, guide”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).