hoggery
/ˈhɒɡəɹi/
"hoggery" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hoggery” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hoggish character or manners; selfishness; greed; beastliness.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hoggery · hoggery · English
hoggery · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hoggery |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɒɡəɹi/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hoggery” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hoggery is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhɒɡəɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hoggery, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hog + -ery. The correct English form is hoggery, spelled H-O-G-G-E-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Hoggish character or manners; selfishness; greed; beastliness.
- 2A place where pigs are kept.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hoggery appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Crime and shame And all their hoggery.
Etymology
From hog + -ery.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.