Hogmanay
/ˈhɑɡməˌneɪ/noun
Hogmanay is spelled H-O-G-M-A-N-A-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Hogmanay means “New Year's Eve” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Hogmanay is Hogmanays.
How many letters and syllables are in Hogmanay?
| Letters | 8: H-O-G-M-A-N-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 Hogmanay?
Hogmanay appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 Hogmanay?
- UK /ˈhɒɡməˌneɪ/
- UK /ˌhɒɡməˈneɪ/
- US /ˈhɑɡməˌneɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Hogmanay.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Hogmanay
- Hogmanays plural
- Hogmoney
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Hogmanay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandNew Year's Eve.
- 2
ScotlandA celebration or gift for New Year's Eve.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Hogmanay come from?
From Scots Hogmanay, probably from Old French aguillanneuf (“last day of the year”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).