wigg
noun
wigg is spelled W-I-G-G: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wigg means “A kind of cake or bun made with seeds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wigg is wiggs.
How many letters and syllables are in wigg?
| Letters | 4: W-I-G-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 wigg?
Wigg appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 wigg?
Wigg 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 wigg
- wiggs plural
- wig
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wigg mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of cake or bun made with seeds.
- 2
obsoleteObsolete spelling of wig
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wigg come from?
Compare Dutch wegge (“a sort of bread”), German Weck, originally a wedge-shaped loaf or cake. See wedge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).