theogony
/θiˈɑːɡəni/noun
theogony is spelled T-H-E-O-G-O-N-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, theogony means “The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of theogony is theogonies.
How many letters and syllables are in theogony?
| Letters | 8: T-H-E-O-G-O-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 theogony?
Theogony appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 theogony?
- UK /θiˈɒɡəni/
- US /θiˈɑːɡəni/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-theogony.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-theogony.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with theogony?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as theogony from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɡəni/):
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 theogony
- theogonies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does theogony mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods.
Near-synonym: apotheosis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Theogony in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods:
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 theogony come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek θεογονία (theogonía). By surface analysis, theo- + -gony.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).