slog
/slɑɡ/noun, verb
slog is spelled S-L-O-G: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slog means “A long, tedious walk or march” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slog is slogs.
How many letters and syllables are in slog?
| Letters | 4: S-L-O-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 slog?
Slog appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 slog?
- UK /slɒɡ/
- US /slɑɡ/
Slog has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-slog.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with slog?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as slog from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɡ/):
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 slog
- slogs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- slogging participle, present
- slogged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slog mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaCanadaUKA long, tedious walk or march.
- 2
AustraliaCanadaUKA hard, persistent effort, session of work, or period.
- 3
A book or other media that is difficult to get through due to dullness, density, or lack of narrative momentum.
- 4
An aggressive shot played with little skill.
verb
- 1
To walk slowly or doggedly, encountering resistance.
- 2
To work slowly and deliberately at a tedious task.
- 3
To strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat.
It was like being slogged by a heavyweight boxer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slog in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | tráfago , pencar |
| German | schuften, plagen , Schufterei , schleppen, quälen, schleppend bewegen |
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 slog come from?
Probably a variation of slug (“to hit very hard”) or slough. Possibly related to slag, seen in the North Germanic languages, in association with the third verb and second noun definition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).