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prog

/pɹɑɡ/adjective, noun, verb

prog is spelled P-R-O-G: 4 letters. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, prog means “Clipping of progressive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in prog?

Letters4: P-R-O-G
In writing1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search
Rhymes with
Same letters

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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.

How common is prog?

Prog appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 prog?

  • UK /pɹɒɡ/
  • US /pɹɑɡ/

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-prog.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-prog.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

What rhymes with prog?

The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as prog from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɡ/):

Spelled with the same letters in another order: gorp.

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 prog

  • progs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
  • progging participle, present
  • progged participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does prog mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

adjective

  1. 1

    Clipping of progressive.

noun

  1. 1

    informalProgressive rock.

    He listens to a lot of prog.

  2. 2

    informalA program.

  3. 3

    informalProgramming.

  4. 4

    informalA television program.

  5. 5

    UKdatedA proctor.

  6. 6

    informalA progressive.

  7. 7

    Progesterone.

  8. 8

    obsoleteslangProvisions, food and supplies, particularly for a journey.

  9. 9

    obsoletePlunder; booty.

  10. 10

    obsoleteslangA vagrant beggar; a tramp.

  11. 11

    A pointed instrument.

verb

  1. 1

    To programme.

  2. 2

    To prognosticate; to forecast.

    The thermodynamics of this system are progged to be similar to the "surprise" epic Oct 2006 Buffalo, NY lake effect snow event.

  3. 3

    obsoleteTo feed and care for oneself, as opposed to being fed and cared for by someone (like a domesticated animal).

  4. 4

    obsoleteTo seek food and wealth as opposed to pursuing spiritual goals.

  5. 5

    obsoleteslangTo seek food, goods, or money by low arts, such as begging, trickery, or abuse of power.

  6. 6

    obsoleteslangTo steal; to rob; to filch.

  7. 7

    ScotlandTo prick; to goad; to progue.

noun

as Prog
  1. 1

    Abbreviation of Progressive.

noun

as PROG
  1. 1

    Abbreviation of progesterone.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Where does prog come from?

By clipping of various words.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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