pogue

/poʊɡ/

//poʊɡ// noun

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"pogue" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pogue” is uncommon English (frequency #58,284 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,284
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A kiss.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pogue · pogue · English

pogue · rank #58,284 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,284
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH Plantagenet

Nearest frequency peer: Plantagenet (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “pogue”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “pogue” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pogue
PropertyValue
Headwordpogue
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/poʊɡ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,284
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “pogue” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).poguefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Plantagenet” (#58,282), “poring” (#58,286), “plait” (#58,281). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pogue” is #58,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pogue is uncommon English at frequency #58,284 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /poʊɡ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A kiss.".

No misspelling variants are generated for pogue in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Irish póg, from Latin pāx. Doublet of peace. The correct English form is pogue, spelled P-O-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A kiss.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pogue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 'Sure, sure' sayes Nees, 'she does but jeast, It's not de nature of de beast; Praise dee here, mee joly rogue, And gave de [me] one litle Poge For old acquaintance, for it's dee Dat is mee only gra-ma-cree.' 'Kiss mee? Poo! Fart upon dee, Nees!'
  2. […] He ask'd for one Pogue, she call'd him a Rogue, And struck him with her Brogue, […]

Etymology

From Irish póg, from Latin pāx. Doublet of peace.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pogue"?
"pogue" is spelled P-O-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /poʊɡ/.
What does "pogue" mean?
As a noun, "pogue" means: A kiss.
How do you pronounce "pogue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pogue" is /poʊɡ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "pogue"?
From Irish póg, from Latin pāx. Doublet of peace. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pogue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

plait#58,281pitta#58,280ovoid#58,261Oster#58,256

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list