hygge
/ˈhʊɡə/
"hygge" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hygge” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cosiness, comfort, contentment, conviviality.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hygge · hygge · English
hygge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | hygge |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhʊɡə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hygge” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hygge is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhʊɡə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cosiness, comfort, contentment, conviviality.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hygge, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Danish hygge or Norwegian Nynorsk hygge. The correct English form is hygge, spelled H-Y-G-G-E.
Definition
- 1Cosiness, comfort, contentment, conviviality.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hygge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
According to this now vast popular literature, the creation of an atmosphere of hygge is aided by gløgg (mulled wine), meatballs and cardamom buns.
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish hygge or Norwegian Nynorsk hygge.
This word in other languages
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.