quahog
qua·hog/ˈkwɔ.hɔɡ/noun, verb
quahog is spelled Q-U-A-H-O-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables (qua·hog). It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quahog means “An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quahog is quahogs.
How many letters and syllables are in quahog?
| Letters | 6: Q-U-A-H-O-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: qua·hog |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th 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 quahog?
Quahog appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 quahog?
- UK /ˈkəʊ.hɒɡ/
- US /ˈkwɔ.hɔɡ/
Quahog has 2 syllables, split qua·hog in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-quahog.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of quahog
- quahogs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- quahaug
- quohog
- cohog
- quahogging participle, present
- quahogged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quahog mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.
- 2
The largest size of such an edible clam, generally considered only fit for use in chowders and other clam dishes.
- 3
A similar edible clam, of species Arctica islandica, found along coasts around the North Atlantic, generally in deeper waters.
verb
- 1
To dig for quahogs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quahog come from?
Most often thought to be from Narragansett poquaûhock (“hard clam”), or perhaps from pohkeni (“dark”) + hogki (“shell”). Alternatively from Mohegan-Pequot p'quaghhaug (“hard clam”) or another Algonquian language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).