hogget
/ˈhɑɡət/noun
hogget is spelled H-O-G-G-E-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hogget means “A young sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hogget is hoggets.
How many letters and syllables are in hogget?
| Letters | 6: H-O-G-G-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hogget?
Hogget appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 hogget?
- UK /ˈhɒɡɪt/
- US /ˈhɑɡət/
- US /ˈhɔɡət/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-hogget.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hogget
- hoggets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hogget mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKA young sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth).
They sent a lorryload of hoggets to the auction mart, and they will keep the rest for their own flock.
- 2
UKThe meat of a young sheep.
They make a delicious dinner special of hogget. It is made with rosemary and mint.
- 3
UKobsoleteA young swine of the second year.
The monastery's records showed not only how many swine were raised each year but also their disposition, categorized by boars, sows, hoggets, and porklings.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hogget in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a young sheep from about 9 to 18 months of age:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Jungschaf |
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 hogget come from?
From Middle English hogget, from Anglo-Norman hoget and an Anglo-Latin hogettus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).