scrag
/skɹæɡ/noun, verb
scrag is spelled S-C-R-A-G: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scrag means “A scrog” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scrag is scrags.
How many letters and syllables are in scrag?
| Letters | 5: S-C-R-A-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 scrag?
Scrag appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 scrag?
- US /skɹæɡ/
- British /skɹaɡ/
- /skɾaɡ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-scrag.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with scrag?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as scrag from its last stressed vowel (/æɡ/):
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 scrag
- scrags plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- scragging participle, present
- scragged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scrag mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA thin or scrawny person or animal.
- 2
archaicThe lean end of a neck of mutton; the scrag end.
- 3
archaicThe neck, especially of a sheep.
- 4
ScotlandA scrog.
- 5
UKderogatoryslangA chav or ned; a stereotypically loud and aggressive person of lower social class.
- 6
AustraliaderogatoryslangA rough or unkempt woman.
- 7
A ragged, stunted tree or branch.
verb
- 1
colloquialobsoleteTo hang on a gallows, or to choke, garotte, or strangle.
- 2
To harass; to manhandle.
- 3
To destroy or kill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scrag come from?
Perhaps related to Norwegian skragg (a lean person), dialectal Swedish skragge (old and torn thing), Danish skrog (hull, carcass); perhaps related to shrink.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).