og
/oʊˈd͡ʒiː/noun
og is spelled O-G: 2 letters and one syllable. It appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Og, the name). As a noun, og means “Initialism of own goal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of og is ogs or 'ogs.
How many letters and syllables are in og?
| Letters | 2: O-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.2 times per million words; the 10,843rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 og?
Og appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Og, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce og?
- US /oʊˈd͡ʒiː/
Og has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with og
Sounds like: ogee (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with og?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as og from its last stressed vowel (/i/):
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 og
- ogs plural
- 'ogs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does og mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Initialism of own goal.
noun
- 1
USslangInitialism of Original Gangsta; a person associated with the earliest era of gangsta rap.
- 2
USslangAnything associated with an earlier, more traditional, and perceivedly more authentic era.
- 3
Initialism of own goal.
adjective
- 1
USslangTraditional, authentic, old-fashioned, or old school.
- 2
slangRelating to a username which is a common word, phrase, or name.
Accounts with OG names like "Daniel" or "summer" can often fetch a high price.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).