necrology
/nɛˈkɹɒlədʒi/
"necrology" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“necrology” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A church register containing the names of those connected with the church who have died.
Corpus desk
Index EN-necrology · necrology · English
necrology · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | necrology |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /nɛˈkɹɒlədʒi/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “necrology” in English
Rare enough to double-check
necrology is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /nɛˈkɹɒlədʒi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for necrology in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From necro- + -logy. The correct English form is necrology, spelled N-E-C-R-O-L-O-G-Y.
Definition
- 1A church register containing the names of those connected with the church who have died.
- 2A listing of people who have died during a specific period of time.
- 3A notice of death.
- 4The study of death or the dead.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how necrology appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Voltaire and Rousseau died in 1778, d'Alembert in 1783, and Diderot in 1784, while leading salonnières Mesdames du Deffand and d'Épinay passed away in 1780 and 1783. Beneath this sombre necrology, important shifts were occurring in the workings of the public sphere and in the sites in which opinion was constructed.
2006 Marc Fisher; We Loved That Airline To Death; Washington Post The fare structure is one reason Independence Air has joined a necrology of low-cost carriers that stretches over four decades.
Etymology
From necro- + -logy.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.