ogham
/ˈoʊ.əm/noun
ogham is spelled O-G-H-A-M: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ogham means “Alternative form of Ogham” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ogham is oghams.
How many letters and syllables are in ogham?
| Letters | 5: O-G-H-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is ogham?
Ogham appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 ogham?
- /ˈoʊ.əm/
- /ˈɒɡəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Ogham.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Ogham2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ogham
- ogam
- oghams plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ogham mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Ogham.
noun
- 1
A single character in this alphabet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ogham come from?
Borrowed from Irish ogham, from Middle Irish ogam, from Proto-Celtic *ogmos (“furrow, path”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óǵmos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).