brigandage
bri·gan·dage/ˈbɹɪɡ.ən.dɪd͡ʒ/noun
brigandage is spelled B-R-I-G-A-N-D-A-G-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (bri·gan·dage). It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brigandage means “The lifestyle of a brigand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brigandage is brigandages.
How many letters and syllables are in brigandage?
| Letters | 10: B-R-I-G-A-N-D-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: bri·gan·dage |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 brigandage?
Brigandage appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 brigandage?
- US /ˈbɹɪɡ.ən.dɪd͡ʒ/
- /ˈbɹəɡ.ən.dəd͡ʒ/
Brigandage has 3 syllables, split bri·gan·dage in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-brigandage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of brigandage
- brigandages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brigandage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The lifestyle of a brigand.
- 2
The criminal acts of brigands.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does brigandage come from?
From French brigandage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).