ogive
/ˈoʊɡaɪv/noun
ogive is spelled O-G-I-V-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ogive means “The curve of a cumulative distribution function” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ogive is ogives.
How many letters and syllables are in ogive?
| Letters | 5: O-G-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 ogive?
Ogive appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 ogive?
- UK /ˈəʊɡaɪv/
- UK /ˈəʊd͡ʒaɪv/
- US /ˈoʊɡaɪv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-ogive-1.ogg, En-us-ogive-2.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ogive
- ogives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ogive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The curve of a cumulative distribution function.
- 2
A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault.
- 3
The pointed, curved nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket.
- 4
A three-dimensional wave-bulge, characteristic of glaciers that have experienced extreme underlying topographic change.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ogive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ogive |
| German | Ogive , Spitzbogen |
| Portuguese | ogiva |
| Spanish | ojiva |
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 ogive come from?
From late Middle English ogif, egeve, egeove, from Old French ogive, œgive, augive. Doublet of ogee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).