hugger
/ˈhʌɡɚ/noun
hugger is spelled H-U-G-G-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hugger means “One who hugs or embraces” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hugger is huggers.
How many letters and syllables are in hugger?
| Letters | 6: H-U-G-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd 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 hugger?
Hugger appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd 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 hugger?
- US /ˈhʌɡɚ/
- UK /ˈhʌɡə/
Hugger 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)-Vealhurl-hugger.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hugger?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hugger from its last stressed vowel (/ʌɡəɹ/):
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 hugger
- huggers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- huggering participle, present
- huggered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hugger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who hugs or embraces.
- 2
A ceiling fan whose blades are close to the ceiling.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo conceal; to lurk in ambush.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hugger come from?
From hug + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).