sprag
/ˈspɹæɡ/adjective, noun, verb
sprag is spelled S-P-R-A-G: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sprag means “Alternative form of sprack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sprag?
| Letters | 5: S-P-R-A-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 sprag?
Sprag appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 sprag?
- /ˈspɹæɡ/
- [ˈspɹʷæɡ]
- /ˈspɹeɪ̯ɡ/
Sprag has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sprag.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sprag?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sprag.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: grasp, graps.
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 sprag
- more sprag comparative
- most sprag superlative
- sprags plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- spragging participle, present
- spragged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sprag mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of sprack.
noun
- 1
A billet of wood; a piece of timber, a similar solid object or constructed unit used as a prop.
verb
- 1
To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep slope, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel.
- 2
To prop or sustain with a sprag.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sprag come from?
See spray (“a branch”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).