ogee
/oʊˈd͡ʒiː/noun
ogee is spelled O-G-E-E: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ogee means “A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ogee is ogees.
How many letters and syllables are in ogee?
| Letters | 4: O-G-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 ogee?
Ogee appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 ogee?
- US /oʊˈd͡ʒiː/
- US /ˈoʊd͡ʒiː/
- UK /əʊˈd͡ʒiː/
Ogee 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ogee.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ogee2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ogee?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ogee 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 ogee
- ogees plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ogee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- 2
A pointed arch made from two ogees.
- 3
An inflection point.
- 4
The malar or cheekbone prominence transitioning into the mid-cheek hollow.
- 5
The bubble-shaped chamber of a pot still that connects the swan neck to the pot and allows distillate to expand, condense, and fall back into the pot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ogee in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | doucine , arc en accolade |
| German | S-förmige Kurve |
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 ogee come from?
From Middle English *ogeve, egeve, egeove, from Old French œgive, ogive, augive, from Late Latin augiva, of uncertain origin; compare Late Latin ogis (“a support, prop”), Latin augeō (“to increase, strengthen”), Italian and Spanish auge (“highest point of power or fortune, apogee”). Doublet of ogive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).