blockage
block·age/ˈblɑkɪd͡ʒ/noun
blockage is spelled B-L-O-C-K-A-G-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (block·age). It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blockage means “The state or condition of being blocked” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blockage is blockages.
How many letters and syllables are in blockage?
| Letters | 8: B-L-O-C-K-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: block·age |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is blockage?
Blockage appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 blockage?
- UK /ˈblɒkɪd͡ʒ/
- UK [ˈblɒkɪd͡ʒ]
- US /ˈblɑkɪd͡ʒ/
Blockage has 2 syllables, split block·age in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-blockage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with blockage?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as blockage from its last stressed vowel (/ɑkɪdʒ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of blockage
- blockages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blockage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or condition of being blocked.
- 2
The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage.
There was a blockage in the sewer, so we called out the plumber.
- 3
Synonym of thrombosis, thromboembolism, or embolism.
Blockage of circulation quickly leads to ischemia.
- 4
Synonym of constipation (“impairment of feces passage”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blockage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Blockade, Stopp, Verstopfung, Blockierung , Hindernis |
| Spanish | estancamiento, atasco, obturación, atoramiento, atoro, azolvamiento |
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 blockage come from?
From block + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).