saggar
/ˈsæɡ.ɚ/noun, verb
saggar is spelled S-A-G-G-A-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, saggar means “A ceramic container used inside a fuel-fired kiln to protect pots from the flame” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of saggar is saggars.
How many letters and syllables are in saggar?
| Letters | 6: S-A-G-G-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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; 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 saggar?
Saggar appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 saggar?
- US /ˈsæɡ.ɚ/
- UK /ˈsæɡ.ə/
Saggar has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-saggar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with saggar?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as saggar from its last stressed vowel (/æɡəɹ/):
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 saggar
- saggars plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sagger
- saggaring participle, present
- saggared participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does saggar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A ceramic container used inside a fuel-fired kiln to protect pots from the flame.
- 2
Fireclay used to make ceramic casings.
verb
- 1
To place in a saggar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Saggar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ceramic container:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gazette |
| Spanish | gaceta refractaria |
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 saggar come from?
Uncertain; possibly a contracted form of safeguard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).