roger
rog·er/ˈɹɑd͡ʒɚ/interjection, verb, noun
roger is spelled R-O-G-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables (rog·er). It appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, roger means “Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in roger?
| Letters | 5: R-O-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: rog·er |
| In writing | 25 times per million words; the 3,683rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none 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 roger?
Roger appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd 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 roger?
- UK /ˈɹɒd͡ʒə/
- US /ˈɹɑd͡ʒɚ/
Roger has 2 syllables, split rog·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-roger.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with roger?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as roger from its last stressed vowel (/ɑdʒəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reorg.
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 roger
- rogers present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- rogering participle, present
- rogered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does roger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)
verb
- 1
To acknowledge by saying "roger".
- 2
UKslangvulgarOf a man, to have sexual intercourse with (someone), especially in a rough manner.
- 3
UKslangvulgarTo have sexual intercourse.
noun
- 1
UKslangvulgarAn act of sexual intercourse.
ALAN: Lynn, if I have to put back my roger with Sonja one more time, I'll be fit to burst.
noun
- 1
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter R.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate roger?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of roger: rgr.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Roger in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense received:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bien reçu, compris, cinq sur cinq, reçu |
| German | verstanden |
| Portuguese | entendido |
| Spanish | recibido, entendido, copiado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does roger come from?
From Roger, used circa 1940 in UK and US military communication to represent "R" when spelling out a word. "R" is the first letter in received, used to acknowledge understanding a message. "Roger" for "received" was in spoken usage in air traffic radio parlance by 1950.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).