toga
/ˈtoʊ.ɡə/noun
toga is spelled T-O-G-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, toga means “A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of toga is togas or togae.
How many letters and syllables are in toga?
| Letters | 4: T-O-G-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 toga?
Toga appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 toga?
- UK /ˈtəʊ.ɡə/
- US /ˈtoʊ.ɡə/
Toga has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-toga.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-toga.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with toga?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as toga from its last stressed vowel (/oʊɡə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: goat, gato.
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 toga
- togas plural
- togae plural
- togæ plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does toga mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
- 2
A loose wrap gown.
- 3
cap and gown; ceremonial gown or robe (worn by a graduate, lawyer, judge, professor etc.)
noun
- 1
Initialism of takeoff / go-around (an engine thrust setting, usually the highest).
If you encounter windshear on approach, apply TOGA power and rotate the nose up to just below the stickshaker activation threshold to maximize the aircraft's climb capability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Toga in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does toga come from?
Borrowed directly from Latin toga, from tegō (“to clothe”). Doublet of toge. The Philippine (and Indonesian) senses are due to the resemblance of the white ceremonial gowns worn by graduates of institutions to the loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).