lagger
noun
lagger is spelled L-A-G-G-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lagger means “One who or that which lags behind; a laggard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lagger is laggers.
How many letters and syllables are in lagger?
| Letters | 6: L-A-G-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lagger?
Lagger appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 lagger?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-lagger.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lagger?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lagger.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gargle, raggle.
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 lagger
- laggers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lagger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who or that which lags behind; a laggard.
- 2
One who installs lagging.
- 3
informalA player who lags (has a poor or slow network connection).
- 4
A marker used in the game of hopscotch.
- 5
slangA police informant.
- 6
slangA sailor.
- 7
slangA member of support staff responsible for contacting lawyers to check how a case is progressing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lagger in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who installs lagging:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | retardataire |
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 lagger come from?
From lag + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).