soggy

/ˈsɒɡi/

//ˈsɒɡi// adj

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"soggy" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“soggy” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,314. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,314
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soaked with moisture or other liquid.

Corpus desk

Index EN-soggy · soggy · English

soggy · rank #24,314 · 6 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,314
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH slicing

Nearest frequency peer: slicing (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “soggy”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “soggy” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

soggy vs soy
60% similar
soggy vs song
60% similar
soggy vs Sony
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for soggy
PropertyValue
Headwordsoggy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈsɒɡi/
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,314
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “soggy”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).soggylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “slicing” (#24,313), “someplace” (#24,315), “sorcerer” (#24,316). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “soggy” is #24,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around soggy (IPA /ˈsɒɡi/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,314 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for soggy, with forms such as "osggy", "sgogy", and "soggyy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "soy", "song", "Sony", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From sog + -y. The correct English form is soggy, spelled S-O-G-G-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Soaked with moisture or other liquid.
  2. 2
    uninteresting, dull

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how soggy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Although we ended up soaked, the feeling of what we achieved and the calories we burned more than made up for soggy hair and clothes. [...]."
  2. a soggy film

Etymology

From sog + -y.

Synonyms

drenchedsaturatedsoddenwet

This word in other languages

remojado(Español)trempé(Français)durchnässt(Deutsch)ensopado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osggy
  • sgogy
  • soggyy
  • sogy
  • sogyg
  • ssoggy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of soggy - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

osggy2sgogy2soggyy1sogy1sogyg2ssoggy1
Edit distance from "soggy"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soggy"?
"soggy" is spelled S-O-G-G-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɒɡi/.
What does "soggy" mean?
As an adjective, "soggy" means: Soaked with moisture or other liquid.
What words are commonly confused with "soggy"?
"soggy" is commonly confused with "soy", "song", "Sony". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "soggy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soggy" is /ˈsɒɡi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "soggy"?
From sog + -y. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "soggy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list