# genealogy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌd͡ʒiniˈɑlədʒi/ · frequency rank #18,318

## Definitions
1. The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
2. A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
3. The study, and formal recording of such descents.

## Etymology
From Middle English genealogie, genologie, genelogie, from Old French genealogie (Modern French généalogie), from Late Latin genealogia, from Ancient Greek γενεαλογία (genealogía), from γενεά (geneá, “generation, descent”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`egnealogy`, `geenalogy`, `genaelogy`, `genealgoy`, `geneallogy`, `genealoggy`, `genealogyy`, `genealoyg`, `geneaolgy`, `genelaogy`, `gennealogy`, `ggenealogy`, `gneealogy`

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