corgi
cor·gi/ˈkɔɹɡi/noun
corgi is spelled C-O-R-G-I: 5 letters and 2 syllables (cor·gi). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, corgi means “Ellipsis of Welsh corgi (“a type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of corgi is corgis or corgies; Wiktionary also lists corgwn (rare).
How many letters and syllables are in corgi?
| Letters | 5: C-O-R-G-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cor·gi |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is corgi?
Corgi appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th 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 corgi?
- UK /ˈkɔːɡi/
- US /ˈkɔɹɡi/
- UK /ˈkɔːɡʊn/
Corgi has 2 syllables, split cor·gi in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-corgi.wav, En-us-corgi.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of corgi
- corgis plural
- corgies plural
- corgwn plural, rare
- corgy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corgi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of Welsh corgi (“a type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears; two separate breeds are recognized: the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Corgi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ellipsis of Welsh corgi – see also Welsh corgi:
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 corgi come from?
Borrowed from Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (“dwarf”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”)) + gi (the soft mutation of ci (“dog”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”), perhaps from *peḱ- (“livestock; wealth”)). The rare plural form corgwn is borrowed from Welsh corgwn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).