Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rog

/ɹɑdʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: rog
IPA: /ɹɑdʒ/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the male given name Roger.

name

verb

Obsolete; Transitive verb

noun

Intoxication through freebasing.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of interrogatory.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

intj

Synonym of roger.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of ROG (“receipt of goods”).

noun

Initialism of reactive organic gases.

Uncountable

Etymology

Shortening.

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: Róg, Rog, roggen, roccian

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹɑdʒ/
British English: /ɹɒdʒ/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Rodge (alternative) Rogs (plural) rogs (present, singular) rogging (participle, present) rogged (participle, past) rogged (past)

Frequently Paired Words

rog

Synonyms

interrogatory roger

Rhymes With

fog frog og prague hog bog jog hogg smog clog slog flog

Questions

How do you pronounce rog?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɑdʒ/.
What does rog mean?: A diminutive of the male given name Roger.
Where does rog come from?: It is traced to Polish.

How to pronounce rog

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