Mogg

name

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"mogg" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mogg” is uncommon English (frequency #52,500 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,500
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname transferred from the given name.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mogg · Mogg · English

Mogg · rank #52,500 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,500
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH moisturize

Nearest frequency peer: moisturize (+2 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Mogg”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Mogg” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mogg
PropertyValue
HeadwordMogg
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#52,500
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Mogg” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Moggfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “moisturize” (#52,502), “Mississippian” (#52,497), “misshapen” (#52,496). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Mogg” is #52,500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mogg is uncommon English at frequency #52,500 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname transferred from the given name.".

Mogg doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the medieval female given name Magge, a reduced form of Margaret. The correct English form is Mogg, spelled M-O-G-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the given name.

Etymology

From the medieval female given name Magge, a reduced form of Margaret.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mogg"?
"Mogg" is spelled M-O-G-G.
What does "Mogg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mogg" means: A surname transferred from the given name.
What is the origin of the word "Mogg"?
From the medieval female given name Magge, a reduced form of Margaret. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Mogg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mops#52,506NEPA#52,516noma#52,524lune#52,471

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list