log
/lɔɡ/noun, verb
log is spelled L-O-G: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,814th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, log means “The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of log is logs.
How many letters and syllables are in log?
| Letters | 3: L-O-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 23 times per million words; the 3,814th 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; 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 log?
Log appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,814th 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 log?
- UK /lɒɡ/
- US /lɔɡ/
- /lɑɡ/
Log has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-log.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with log?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as log from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɡ/):
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 log
- logs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- logging participle, present
- logged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does log mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
They walked across the stream on a fallen log.
- 2
Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
- 3
A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree.
- 4
Any cylinder; anything shaped like a tree log, particularly
- 5
A rolled cake with filling.
- 6
vulgarA solid and long piece of feces.
- 7
vulgarThe penis.
- 8
A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.
- 9
A logbook, or journal of a vessel's (or aircraft's) progress.
- 10
A chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, etc.
- 11
Specifically, an append-only sequential record of events written to a file, display, or other data stream.
- 12
A Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about ¹⁄₃ liter).
In the Hebrew system the log (Lev. xiv. 10) corresponds to the mina. Since the Hellenistic writers equate the log with the Græco-Roman sextarius, whatever these writers say on the relation of the sextarius to other measures applies also to
- 13
Synonym of logarithm.
To multiply two numbers, add their logs.
- 14
A difference of one in the logarithm, usually in base 10; an order of magnitude.
verb
- 1
To cut trees into logs.
- 2
To cut down (trees).
- 3
To cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as wood.
- 4
To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.
to log the miles travelled by a ship
- 5
To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook.
- 6
To travel at a specified speed, as ascertained by a chip log.
- 7
To log out; to disconnect from an online video game.
You only won that game because your last opponent logged. That's no fair!
- 8
obsoleteTo move to and fro; to rock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Log in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grume, tronc , bûche , loch , couper, abattre |
| German | Rundholz (forestial), Langholz (forestial), Baumstamm, Stamm , Sägerundholz (forestial), Kurzholz (forestial) |
| Portuguese | tora , cepo , barquilha, barquinha , cortar , lançar |
| Spanish | leño, tronco , registro , talar , registrar |
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 log come from?
From Middle English logge, logg (first recorded in Anglo-Latin as loggum), of uncertain origin, but probably from Old Norse lóg, lág (“felled tree, log”), derived from Old Norse liggja (“to lie”). If so, then cognate with Norwegian låg (“fallen tree”), Dutch loog (“wood, timber, lumber”). Alternatively, directly from Norwegian låg (“fallen tree”), which could have been borrowed through the Norwegian timber trade. However the Old Norse/Middle Norwegian vowel is long while Middle English vowel is short.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).