haggard
/ˈhæɡ.ɚd/adjective, noun
haggard is spelled H-A-G-G-A-R-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, haggard means “Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in haggard?
| Letters | 7: H-A-G-G-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 haggard?
Haggard appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 haggard?
- UK /ˈhæɡ.əd/
- US /ˈhæɡ.ɚd/
Haggard has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-haggard.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with haggard?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as haggard from its last stressed vowel (/æɡəɹd/):
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 haggard
- more haggard comparative
- most haggard superlative
- haggards plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does haggard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition
Pale and haggard faces.
- 2
Wild or untamed
a haggard or refractory hawk
noun
- 1
A hunting bird captured as an adult.
- 2
A young or untrained hawk or falcon.
- 3
obsoleteA fierce, intractable creature.
- 4
obsoleteA hag.
- 5
IrelandScotlandA stackyard, an enclosure on a farm for stacking grain, hay, etc.
He tuk a slew [swerve] round the haggard http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/am1924/pt_s.htm
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Haggard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hagard |
| German | abgespannt, ausgezehrt, abgezehrt, hager, mitgenommen, verhärmt |
| Portuguese | abatido , selvagem |
| Spanish | consumido, macilento, trasojado, demacrado, ojeroso, desmejorado |
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 haggard come from?
From Middle French haggard, from Old French faulcon hagard (“wild falcon”) ( > French hagard (“dazed”)), from Middle High German hag (“coppice”) ( > archaic German Hag (“hedge, grove”)). Akin to Frankish *hagia ( > French haie (“hedge”))
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).