Bogey or bogie?
bogey is a noun meaning “A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature”; bogie is a noun meaning “A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for transporting…”. They sound the same (/bəʊɡi/). In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) bogey is about 2.9 times as common as bogie.
What is the difference between bogey and bogie?
| bogey | bogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Meaning | A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature A bugbear: any terrifying thing To make a bogey on (a particular hole) | A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for transporting objects or for riding on as a toy; a trolley One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support… A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature |
| Example | My mother would use leaves from trees to make soap for washing our bodies with, and unfortunately for us kids there was no excuse not to… | Although most A320s have two wheels on each of their main gear, a few built for the Indian market have four-wheel bogies, halving the… |
| Forms | bogeys | bogies |
| Pronunciation | /bəʊɡi/ /boʊɡi/ | /ˈbəʊ.ɡi/ /ˈboʊ.ɡi/ |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words | about once in every 3 million words |
Sources: bogey and bogie in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of bogey and bogie
bogey
- 1
A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature
- 2
To make a bogey on (a particular hole)
- 3
UKA bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production
- 4
AustraliaTo swim; to bathe
- 5
AustraliaA swim or bathe; a bath
My mother would use leaves from trees to make soap for washing our bodies with, and unfortunately for us kids there was no excuse not to take a bogey
- 6
Alternative spelling of bogie (“one of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and…
- 7
A bugbear: any terrifying thing
- 8
Alternative spelling of bogie (“hand-operated truck or trolley”)
bogie
- 1
A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for transporting objects or for riding on as a toy; a trolley
- 2
USslangA marijuana cigarette; a joint
- 3
A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature
- 4
One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle
- 5
A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition
- 6
A set of wheels attached to one of an aircraft's landing gear, or the structure connecting the wheels in one such set
Although most A320s have two wheels on each of their main gear, a few built for the Indian market have four-wheel bogies, halving the amount of weight on each wheel and allowing…
- 7
slangAn unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile
- 8
IndiaUKA railway carriage
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, bogey or bogie?
bogey appears about once in every 1 million words; bogie about once in every 3 million words.
bogey about once in every 1 million wordsbogie about once in every 3 million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search bogey vs bogie?
“bogey vs bogie” is searched about 20 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“bogie vs bogey”, “bogey or bogie”).
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