megging

\mɛ.ɡiŋ\

/\mɛ.ɡiŋ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caleçon masculin long et moulant fabriqué à partir de coton élasthanne ou mélangé, viscose ou polyester. Le megging est porté comme un pantalon classique ou avec un short ou bermuda, souvent assort...

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Index FR-megging · megging · French

megging · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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 megging
PropertyValue
Headwordmegging
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɛ.ɡiŋ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « megging » en français

meggingreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

megging is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛ.ɡiŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Caleçon masculin long et moulant fabriqué à partir de coton élasthanne ou mélangé, viscose ou polyester. Le megging est porté comme un pantalon classique ou avec un short ou bermuda, souvent assort...".

No misspelling variants are generated for megging in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is megging, spelled M-E-G-G-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caleçon masculin long et moulant fabriqué à partir de coton élasthanne ou mélangé, viscose ou polyester. Le megging est porté comme un pantalon classique ou avec un short ou bermuda, souvent assortis d'un top oversize, une chemise longue ou un tee-shirt long.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A enfiler sous un costume pour affiner la silhouette, ou simplement pour vous tenir chaud, le collant [megging] peut également devenir un véritable accessoire de mode si vous choisissez le motif adéquat.
  2. ...de plus en plus de mecs portent des jeans moulants, du fait qu'on en trouve plus facilement (Zara, Topman, Asos, Pull and Bear), on trouve aussi pas mal de meggings ou leggings pour homme, ça commence à prendre.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "megging"?
"megging" is spelled M-E-G-G-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.ɡiŋ\.
What does "megging" mean?
As a noun, "megging" means: Caleçon masculin long et moulant fabriqué à partir de coton élasthanne ou mélangé, viscose ou polyester. Le megging est porté comme un pantalon classique ou avec un short ou bermuda, souvent assort...
How do you pronounce "megging"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "megging" is \mɛ.ɡiŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "megging" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list