moggy
/ˈmɑ.ɡi/noun, adjective
moggy is spelled M-O-G-G-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, moggy means “A domestic cat, especially (depreciative or derogatory) a non-pedigree or unremarkable cat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of moggy is moggies.
How many letters and syllables are in moggy?
| Letters | 5: M-O-G-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 moggy?
Moggy appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 moggy?
- UK /ˈmɒ.ɡi/
- US /ˈmɑ.ɡi/
Moggy has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-moggy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with moggy?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as moggy from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɡi/):
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 moggy
- moggies plural
- moggie
- more moggy comparative
- most moggy superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moggy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CommonwealthIrelandUKA domestic cat, especially (depreciative or derogatory) a non-pedigree or unremarkable cat.
- 2
ScotlandobsoleteSynonym of girl: a female child or young woman.
- 3
derogatoryrareSynonym of slattern: an unkempt or badly-dressed woman.
Moggy, a slattern, dressed out untidily: 'She did look a moggy.'
- 4
rareSynonym of scarecrow.
- 5
rareSynonym of calf.
- 6
datedA mouse.
- 7
A kind of cake made with ginger, treacle, etc.
adjective
- 1
slangIrrational, out of touch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Moggy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cat (depreciative slang):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chat de gouttière |
| German | Katzenvieh |
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 moggy come from?
Unknown, but probably originally Mog + -y, a Scots or Northern English variant of maggie (“girl”), from Maggie, a diminutive of Margaret and Margery. First attested in reference to mongrel cats in Cockney.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).