tog

/tɒɡ/

//tɒɡ// noun

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"tog" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tog” is uncommon English (frequency #59,078 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,078
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cloak.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tog · tog · English

tog · rank #59,078 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,078
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tibial

Nearest frequency peer: tibial (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “tog”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “tog” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tog
PropertyValue
Headwordtog
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɒɡ/
Letters3
Frequency rank#59,078
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “tog” in English

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

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “tibial” (#59,077), “topside” (#59,079), “Torrington” (#59,080). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tog” is #59,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tog is uncommon English at frequency #59,078 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɒɡ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tog, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Shortened from earlier togemans, togeman (“cloak, loose coat”), from Middle English tog, toge, togue, from Old French togue, from Latin toga (“cloak, mantle”) (compare the doublets toga and toge). Togeman(s) was an old thieves' and vegabonds' cant for "cloa… The correct English form is tog, spelled T-O-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A cloak.
  2. 2
    A coat.
  3. 3
    swimwear.
  4. 4
    A unit of thermal resistance, being ten times the temperature difference (in °C) between the two surfaces of a material when the flow of heat is equal to one watt per square metre

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. I have a rorty gal, also a knowing pal, / And merrily together we jog on, / I doesn't care a flatch, as long as I've a tach, / Some pannum for my chest, and a tog on.

Etymology

Shortened from earlier togemans, togeman (“cloak, loose coat”), from Middle English tog, toge, togue, from Old French togue, from Latin toga (“cloak, mantle”) (compare the doublets toga and toge). Togeman(s) was an old thieves' and vegabonds' cant for "cloak; coat". By the 1700s the noun tog was used as a shortened form, then with the meaning "coat"; before 1800 the word (in this sense usually in the plural; see togs) started to mean "clothing". The verb tog ("to dress up") came shortly after. The unit of thermal resistance was coined in the 1940s after the clo, a unit of thermal insulation of clothing, which was itself derived from clothes or clothing.

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 "tog"?
"tog" is spelled T-O-G. The IPA pronunciation is /tɒɡ/.
What does "tog" mean?
As a noun, "tog" means: A cloak.
How do you pronounce "tog"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tog" is /tɒɡ/. 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 "tog"?
Shortened from earlier togemans, togeman (“cloak, loose coat”), from Middle English tog, toge, togue, from Old French togue, from Latin toga (“cloak, mantle”) (compare the doublets toga and toge). Togeman(s) was an old thieves' and vegabonds' cant... 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 "tog", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

TCC#59,068SVR#59,062RUC#58,985ahi#59,176

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list