genealogy

Questions about genealogy

What does genealogy mean?

genealogy means "successive generations of kin". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in genealogy?

genealogy has 5 syllables: ge-ne-a-lo-gy. The stress falls on "a". In IPA it is /ˌdʒiniˈɑlədʒi/.

What is another word for genealogy?

Close synonyms include family tree. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genealogy a common word?

genealogy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with genealogy?

22 words rhyme with genealogy. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.