sprog
/sprɔɡ/noun, verb
sprog is spelled S-P-R-O-G: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sprog means “A child” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sprog is sprogs.
How many letters and syllables are in sprog?
| Letters | 5: S-P-R-O-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 sprog?
Sprog appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 sprog?
- UK /spɹɒɡ/
- US /sprɔɡ/
- /sprɑɡ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-sprog.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sprog?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sprog from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɡ/):
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 sprog
- sprogs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sprogging participle, present
- sprogged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sprog mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaCanadaIrelandUKinformalA child.
- 2
UKderogatoryslangA new recruit.
- 3
AustraliadatedslangSemen.
- 4
slangA deflection-limiting safety device used in high performance hang gliders.
verb
- 1
AustraliaUKslangTo produce children.
- 2
AustraliaslangTo ejaculate, to come.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sprog come from?
1940s, originally service slang. Perhaps from obsolete sprag (“lively young man”), of unknown origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).