progeny
prog·e·ny/ˈpɹɑd͡ʒəni/noun
progeny is spelled P-R-O-G-E-N-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables (prog·e·ny). It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, progeny means “Offspring or descendants considered as a group” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of progeny is progenies.
How many letters and syllables are in progeny?
| Letters | 7: P-R-O-G-E-N-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: prog·e·ny |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 progeny?
Progeny appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 progeny?
- UK /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒəni/
- US /ˈpɹɑd͡ʒəni/
Progeny has 3 syllables, split prog·e·ny in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-progeny.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with progeny?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as progeny from its last stressed vowel (/ɑdʒəni/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pyrogen.
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 progeny
- progenies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does progeny mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
I treasure this five-generation photograph of my great-great grandmother and her progeny.
- 2
obsoleteDescent, lineage, ancestry.
- 3
A result of a creative effort.
His dissertation is his most important intellectual progeny to date.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Progeny in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | descendant, progéniture, descendance |
| German | Nachkommen, Nachfahren, Nachkommenschaft , Werk, Schaffen |
| Portuguese | progénie, progênie, descendência, prole |
| Spanish | descendiente |
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 progeny come from?
From Middle English progenie, from Old French progenie, from Latin prōgeniēs, from prōgignō (“beget”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).