hiccough
/ˈhɪ.kəp/noun, verb
hiccough is spelled H-I-C-C-O-U-G-H: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hiccough means “Dated spelling of hiccup” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hiccough is hiccoughs.
How many letters and syllables are in hiccough?
| Letters | 8: H-I-C-C-O-U-G-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is hiccough?
Hiccough appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 hiccough?
- UK /ˈhɪ.kəp/
- UK /ˈhɪ.kʌp/
- US /ˈhɪ.kəp/
Hiccough 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-UK-Hiccough.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hiccough
- hiccoughs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- hiccoughing participle, present
- hiccoughed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hiccough mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Dated spelling of hiccup.
verb
- 1
Dated spelling of hiccup.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).