amperage
am·pe·rage/ˈæm.pəɹ.əd͡ʒ/noun
amperage is spelled A-M-P-E-R-A-G-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (am·pe·rage). It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amperage means “The electric current; charge transmitted per unit time, measured in amperes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amperage is amperages.
How many letters and syllables are in amperage?
| Letters | 8: A-M-P-E-R-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: am·pe·rage |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is amperage?
Amperage appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 amperage?
- US /ˈæm.pəɹ.əd͡ʒ/
Amperage has 3 syllables, split am·pe·rage in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-amperage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of amperage
- amperages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amperage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The electric current; charge transmitted per unit time, measured in amperes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does amperage come from?
From ampere + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).