gerontocracy
/ˌdʒɛɹənˈtɒkɹəsi/noun
gerontocracy is spelled G-E-R-O-N-T-O-C-R-A-C-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gerontocracy means “Government by elders; government by elderly rulers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gerontocracy is gerontocracies.
How many letters and syllables are in gerontocracy?
| Letters | 12: G-E-R-O-N-T-O-C-R-A-C-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 gerontocracy?
Gerontocracy appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 gerontocracy?
- /ˌdʒɛɹənˈtɒkɹəsi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gerontocracy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gerontocracy
- gerontocracies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gerontocracy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Government by elders; government by elderly rulers.
Near-synonyms: senilocracy, graocracy (archaic)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gerontocracy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense government by elders:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gérontocratie |
| German | Gerontokratie |
| Portuguese | gerontocracia |
| Spanish | gerontocracia |
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 gerontocracy come from?
From geronto- + -cracy, from Ancient Greek.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).