veggo

/ˈvɛd͡ʒəʊ/

//ˈvɛd͡ʒəʊ// noun

"veggo" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“veggo” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
5
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-veggo · veggo · English

veggo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for veggo
PropertyValue
Headwordveggo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvɛd͡ʒəʊ/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “veggo” sits in English frequency

veggosits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

veggo is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈvɛd͡ʒəʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A vegetarian.".

veggo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From vegetarian + -o (“diminutive suffix”). The correct English form is veggo, spelled V-E-G-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A vegetarian.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. One girl we had, she was a veggo or vegan or something.
  2. If you're a veggo, serving meat and being financially dependant on serving it is being complicit in the meat industry.

Etymology

From vegetarian + -o (“diminutive suffix”).

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "veggo"?
"veggo" is spelled V-E-G-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɛd͡ʒəʊ/.
What does "veggo" mean?
As a noun, "veggo" means: A vegetarian.
How do you pronounce "veggo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "veggo" is /ˈvɛd͡ʒəʊ/. 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 "veggo"?
From vegetarian + -o (“diminutive suffix”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list