hoagie
/ˈhoʊ.ɡi/noun
hoagie is spelled H-O-A-G-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hoagie means “A sandwich made on a long Italian bread or Italian roll” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hoagie is hoagies.
How many letters and syllables are in hoagie?
| Letters | 6: H-O-A-G-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th 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 hoagie?
Hoagie appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 hoagie?
- US /ˈhoʊ.ɡi/
Hoagie 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-hoagie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hoagie?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hoagie from its last stressed vowel (/oʊɡi/):
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 hoagie
- hoagies plural
- hoagy
- hoggie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hoagie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA sandwich made on a long Italian bread or Italian roll.
I'm going to Wawa to get a hoagie for lunch. Do any of yuhz want anything?
- 2
ScotlandA tortilla or chapati wrap filled with meat (usually doner kebab meat; seasoned lamb or mutton), chips and cheese.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hoagie come from?
Uncertain. Often suggested to derive from hog, either in reference to Hog Island, a site of shipyards that employed Italian immigrants (who were supposedly called hoggies and who supposedly packed these sandwiches for lunch), or in reference to pork as an ingredient.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).