geomancy
/ˈdʒiːəʊˌmænsi/noun
geomancy is spelled G-E-O-M-A-N-C-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, geomancy means “A method of divination using earth or the ground, such as interpreting markings on the ground or how handfuls of dirt land when tossed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of geomancy is geomancies.
How many letters and syllables are in geomancy?
| Letters | 8: G-E-O-M-A-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 geomancy?
Geomancy appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 geomancy?
- /ˈdʒiːəʊˌmænsi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-geomancy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of geomancy
- geomancies plural
- geomancie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does geomancy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A method of divination using earth or the ground, such as interpreting markings on the ground or how handfuls of dirt land when tossed.
- 2
feng shui; Chinese geomancy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Geomancy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of divination:
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 geomancy come from?
From Middle English geomancie, from Medieval Latin geomantia from late Ancient Greek γεωμαντεία (geōmanteía). Equivalent to geo- + -mancy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).