sprog
/spɹɒɡ/
"sprog" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sprog” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A child.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sprog · sprog · English
sprog · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sprog |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /spɹɒɡ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sprog” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sprog is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /spɹɒɡ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for sprog in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: 1940s, originally service slang. Perhaps from obsolete sprag (“lively young man”), of unknown origin. The correct English form is sprog, spelled S-P-R-O-G.
Definition
- 1A child.
- 2A new recruit.
- 3Semen.
- 4A deflection-limiting safety device used in high performance hang gliders.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sprog appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
To test this hypothesis further, he and his mate Fifer persuaded 16 women, heavy with child, to read a story called The Cat in the Hat to their unborn sprogs, twice a day, during the last few weeks of their pregnancies.
Any guardianship or trusts that you set up when your children were little sprogs may no longer be needed.
Etymology
1940s, originally service slang. Perhaps from obsolete sprag (“lively young man”), of unknown origin.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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