bogie
/ˈbəʊ.ɡi/
"bogie" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bogie” is an uncommon English word, ranked #55,288 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #55,288
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for transporting objects or for riding on as a toy; a trolley.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bogie |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbəʊ.ɡi/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #55,288 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bogie” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for bogie is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbəʊ.ɡi/. Corpus data places it at rank #55,288 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
bogie has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: A dialectal word from Northern England of unknown origin which is unrelated to bogey (“hostile supernatural creature; terrifying thing, bugbear”). The correct English form is bogie, spelled B-O-G-I-E.
Definition
- 1A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for transporting objects or for riding on as a toy; a trolley.
- 2One 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.
- 3A set of wheels attached to one of an aircraft's landing gear, or the structure connecting the wheels in one such set.
- 4A railway carriage.
- 5A soapbox racing vehicle.
Etymology
A dialectal word from Northern England of unknown origin which is unrelated to bogey (“hostile supernatural creature; terrifying thing, bugbear”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “bogie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-O-G-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbəʊ.ɡi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.