threnody
/ˈθɹɛn.ə.di/noun
threnody is spelled T-H-R-E-N-O-D-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, threnody means “A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of threnody is threnodies.
How many letters and syllables are in threnody?
| Letters | 8: T-H-R-E-N-O-D-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 threnody?
Threnody appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 threnody?
- /ˈθɹɛn.ə.di/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-threnody.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of threnody
- threnodies plural
- threnedy rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does threnody mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Threnody in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a song or poem of lamentation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | thrène, lamentation, plainte, thrénodie |
| German | Threnodie |
| Portuguese | trenodia |
| Spanish | treno, canto fúnebre |
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 threnody come from?
From Ancient Greek θρηνῳδία (thrēnōidía, “lamentation”). Compare the New Latin thrēnōdia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).