woggle
/ˈwɒɡəl/noun
woggle is spelled W-O-G-G-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, woggle means “A Boy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide, originally a loop or ring of leather” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of woggle is woggles.
How many letters and syllables are in woggle?
| Letters | 6: W-O-G-G-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 woggle?
Woggle appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 woggle?
- /ˈwɒɡəl/
Woggle 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-woggle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of woggle
- woggles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does woggle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Boy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide, originally a loop or ring of leather.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Woggle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Boy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bague de foulard |
| German | Halstuchring, Halstuchknoten |
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 woggle come from?
1923, coined in Australia by Bill Shankley, from earlier American boondoggle. Popularized from 1929 by use in Scouting for Boys, 14th edition, by Baden-Powell.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).