waag
/wɑɡ/noun
waag is spelled W-A-A-G: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, waag means “The grivet (an African monkey) - Chlorocebus aethiops” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of waag is waags.
How many letters and syllables are in waag?
| Letters | 4: W-A-A-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is waag?
Waag appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 waag?
- /wɑɡ/
Waag has one syllable (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).
Forms of waag
- waags plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does waag mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The grivet (an African monkey) - Chlorocebus aethiops.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does waag come from?
Ultimately from Tigrinya ወዓግ (wäʿag).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).