# toga

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtəʊ.ɡə/ · frequency rank #40,479

## Definitions
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.)

## Etymology
Borrowed directly from Latin toga, from tegō (“I 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.

## Easily confused with
- **too** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-too)
- **top** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-top)
- **tom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-tom)
- **toy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-toy)
- **ton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-ton)
- **tow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-tow)
- **tor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-tor)
- **tug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-tug)
- **TSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-tsa)
- **TOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-tos)
- **tot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-tot)
- **tra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-tra)
- **TOI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-toi)
- **Tok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-tok)
- **TWA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-twa)
- **tol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-tol)
- **TOV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-tov)
- **toh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-toh)
- **told** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-told)
- **took** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toga-vs-took)

## Common misspellings (5)
`otga`, `tgoa`, `toag`, `togga`, `ttoga`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/toga