pigg
/pɪɡ/noun
pigg is spelled P-I-G-G: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pigg means “A piggin (“an earthenware vessel, jar, crock”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pigg is piggs.
How many letters and syllables are in pigg?
| Letters | 4: P-I-G-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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).
How common is pigg?
Pigg appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 pigg?
- /pɪɡ/
Pigg 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 pigg
Sounds like: pig (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of pigg
- piggs plural
- pig
- pyg
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pigg mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandA piggin (“an earthenware vessel, jar, crock”).
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of polyclonal immunoglobulin G.
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of plasma immunoglobulin G.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pigg come from?
Uncertain. Perhaps from pig (“swine”), due to the shape. Compare also Middle English pig (“a container for wine; the hide of a pig used as a wineskin”), from pigge (“pig”). More at pig.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).