hogan
/ˈhoʊ.ɡən/noun
hogan is spelled H-O-G-A-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hogan means “A one-room Native American (especially Navajo) dwelling or lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hogan is hogans.
How many letters and syllables are in hogan?
| Letters | 5: H-O-G-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.3 times per million words; the 12,397th 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 hogan?
Hogan appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th 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 hogan?
- US /ˈhoʊ.ɡən/
Hogan 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-us-hogan.ogg, En-au-hogan.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hogan?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hogan from its last stressed vowel (/oʊɡən/):
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 hogan
- hogans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hogan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A one-room Native American (especially Navajo) dwelling or lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hogan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense house:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hogan-Navajo |
| German | Hogan |
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 hogan come from?
Borrowed from Navajo hooghan (“dwelling, house”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).