flogger
/flɑɡɚ/noun
flogger is spelled F-L-O-G-G-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, flogger means “One who flogs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of flogger is floggers.
How many letters and syllables are in flogger?
| Letters | 7: F-L-O-G-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 flogger?
Flogger appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 flogger?
- UK /flɒɡə/
- US /flɑɡɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-flogger.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-flogger.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of flogger
- floggers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flogger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who flogs.
- 2
A whip.
- 3
A lightweight whip with multiple lashes.
- 4
A handle with strips of cloth attached, used for beating away charcoal dust etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flogger in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lightweight whip:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | martinet |
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 flogger come from?
From flog + -er. Compare Low German flogger (“a flail”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).