boggy
/ˈbɑ.ɡi/adjective
boggy is spelled B-O-G-G-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, boggy means “Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in boggy?
| Letters | 5: B-O-G-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd 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 boggy?
Boggy appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 boggy?
- US /ˈbɑ.ɡi/
Boggy has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-boggy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with boggy?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as boggy from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɡi/):
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 boggy
- boggier comparative
- boggiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does boggy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.
The edge of the woods led out onto a noisome, boggy fen, a paradise for mosquitos and small frogs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Boggy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having the qualities of a bog:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | marécageux |
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 boggy come from?
From bog + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).