cogger
"cogger" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cogger” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone who cheats at dice.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cogger · cogger · English
cogger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cogger |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cogger” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cogger is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
cogger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cog (“to play tricks with dice”) + -er. The correct English form is cogger, spelled C-O-G-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Someone who cheats at dice.
- 2A flatterer or deceiver.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cogger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This Edward […] staked his honour against a cogger of dice, and was presently tricked out of three thousand guineas […].
Etymology
From cog (“to play tricks with dice”) + -er.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.