pogue
/poʊɡ/noun
pogue is spelled P-O-G-U-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pogue means “A kiss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pogue is pogues.
How many letters and syllables are in pogue?
| Letters | 5: P-O-G-U-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd 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 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 pogue?
Pogue appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 pogue?
- US /poʊɡ/
- UK /pəʊɡ/
Pogue 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pogue.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pogue?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pogue from its last stressed vowel (/oʊɡ/):
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 pogue
- pogues plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pogue mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandA kiss.
- 2
datedslangA purse; hence, money.
- 3
USslangA young, male, passive homosexual.
- 4
USslangAlternative form of POG (“non-infantry member of the military”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pogue come from?
From Irish póg, from Latin pāx. Doublet of peace.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).