How to pronounce bog
Say it like BOG. Bog is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- BOG
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Bog pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BOGSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
American vs British pronunciation of bog
- The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
British respelling: BOG.
Other ways to say bog
Bog also has this pronunciation, usually with a different meaning or use:
- BAWG /bɔɡ/
What does bog mean?
- An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking.
- An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)
- Boggy ground.
- To sink or submerge someone or something into bogland.
- To prevent or slow someone or something from making progress.
- To sink and stick in bogland.
- To go away.
Where does bog come from?
Its use for toilets is now often derived from the resemblance of latrines and outhouse cesspools to bogholes, but the noun sense appears to be a clipped form of boghouse (“outhouse, privy”), which derived (possibly via boggard) from the ver
Similar and opposite words
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Words that rhyme with bog
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of bog.
Questions about saying bog
How do you pronounce bog?
Say BOG. The American pronunciation is /bɑɡ/. In British English it is /bɒɡ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in bog?
Bog is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BOG.
Is bog pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /bɒɡ/ (BOG).