trilogy
/ˈtɹɪləd͡ʒi/noun
trilogy is spelled T-R-I-L-O-G-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trilogy means “A set of three connected works–usually dramas, literary pieces, films, or musical compositions–all related by theme, characters, or setting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trilogy is trilogies.
How many letters and syllables are in trilogy?
| Letters | 7: T-R-I-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.2 times per million words; the 8,784th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is trilogy?
Trilogy appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th 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 trilogy?
- /ˈtɹɪləd͡ʒi/
Trilogy has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-trilogy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of trilogy
- trilogies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trilogy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A set of three connected works–usually dramas, literary pieces, films, or musical compositions–all related by theme, characters, or setting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trilogy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense collection of three works:
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 trilogy come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin trilogia, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τριλογία (trilogía, “trilogy”). Morphologically from tri- + -logy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).