brog
/bɹɒɡ/noun
brog is spelled B-R-O-G: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brog means “Pronunciation spelling of brogue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brog is brogs.
How many letters and syllables are in brog?
| Letters | 4: B-R-O-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 brog?
Brog appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 brog?
- /bɹɒɡ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-brog.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with brog?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as brog.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: borg, grob.
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 brog
- brogs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- brogging participle, present
- brogged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brog mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Pronunciation spelling of brogue
- 2
obsoleteA pointed instrument, such as a joiner's awl.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo prod with a pointed instrument, such as a lance; to prick or pierce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does brog come from?
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic bròg. Compare brob.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).