thuggee
/θʌˈɡiː/noun
thuggee is spelled T-H-U-G-G-E-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thuggee means “A thug (a member of band of assassins in India)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thuggee is thuggees.
How many letters and syllables are in thuggee?
| Letters | 7: T-H-U-G-G-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 thuggee?
Thuggee appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 thuggee?
- UK /θʌˈɡiː/
- /ʈʰʌ.ɡiː/
- /ʈʰɑ.ɡiː/
Thuggee has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with thuggee?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as thuggee from its last stressed vowel (/i/, British pronunciation):
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 thuggee
- thuggees plural
- thagi
- thuggi
- thugi
- thugee
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thuggee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thug (a member of band of assassins in India).
- 2
The murder and robbery of groups of travellers in India.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of thuggee
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thuggee come from?
Borrowed from Hindustani ठगी (ṭhagī) / ٹھگی (ṭhagī).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).