frog

/fɹɒɡ/

//fɹɒɡ// noun

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"frog" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“frog” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,426. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,426
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.

Corpus desk

Index EN-frog · frog · English

frog · rank #8,426 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,426
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH foolish

Nearest frequency peer: foolish (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “frog”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “frog” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

frog vs fry
50% similar
frog vs from
75% similar
frog vs fung
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for frog
PropertyValue
Headwordfrog
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɹɒɡ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,426
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “frog”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).froglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “foolish” (#8,425), “fry” (#8,427), “fond” (#8,424). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “frog” is #8,426. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around frog (IPA /fɹɒɡ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,426 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for frog, with forms such as "ffrog", "forg", and "frgo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fry", "from", "fung", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English frogge, from Old English frocga, from Proto-West Germanic *froggō (“frog”). Cognate with Old Norse frauki, and Old English frox, frosc, whence Modern English frosh and frosk (“frog”). Possibly related to Saterland Frisian Poage (“frog”),… The correct English form is frog, spelled F-R-O-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
  2. 2
    The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached.
  3. 3
    Synonym of road; clipping of less common frog and toad.
  4. 4
    The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick.
  5. 5
    An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.
  6. 6
    The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof).
  7. 7
    The part of a railroad overhead wire used to redirect a trolley pole from one wire to another at switches.
  8. 8
    A type of fishing lure that resembles a frog.
  9. 9
    Defector: politician who switches to a different political party.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how frog appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Awesome leather armbands with spikes like two feet long / Hair is parted down the middle, frowning like a frog
  2. `What you need are frogs,' said the veteran. `Fish them at night. There's nothing like them on big cork floats.'

Etymology

From Middle English frogge, from Old English frocga, from Proto-West Germanic *froggō (“frog”). Cognate with Old Norse frauki, and Old English frox, frosc, whence Modern English frosh and frosk (“frog”). Possibly related to Saterland Frisian Poage (“frog”), German Low German Pogg, Pogge (“frog”). Sense 5 (organ on a horse's hoof) is a calque of Ancient Greek βάτραχος (bátrakhos).

This word in other languages

rana(Español)grenouille(Français)Frosch(Deutsch)rã(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrog
  • forg
  • frgo
  • frogg
  • frrog
  • rfog

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of frog - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffrog1forg2frgo2frogg1frrog1rfog2
Edit distance from "frog"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "frog"?
"frog" is spelled F-R-O-G. The IPA pronunciation is /fɹɒɡ/.
What does "frog" mean?
As a noun, "frog" means: Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
What words are commonly confused with "frog"?
"frog" is commonly confused with "fry", "from", "fung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frog"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frog" is /fɹɒɡ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "frog"?
From Middle English frogge, from Old English frocga, from Proto-West Germanic *froggō (“frog”). Cognate with Old Norse frauki, and Old English frox, frosc, whence Modern English frosh and frosk (“frog”). Possibly related to Saterland Frisian Poage... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "frog", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fond#8,424fist#8,423heir#8,432Cubs#8,406

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

jenny6 variantsbury6 variantsmommy6 variantsonion6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list