brokerage
/ˈbɹoʊkəɹɪd͡ʒ/noun
brokerage is spelled B-R-O-K-E-R-A-G-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brokerage means “A business, firm, or company whose business is to act as a broker (e.g., stockbroker)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brokerage is brokerages.
How many letters and syllables are in brokerage?
| Letters | 9: B-R-O-K-E-R-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 17,813th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is brokerage?
Brokerage appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th 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 brokerage?
- UK /ˈbɹəʊkəɹɪd͡ʒ/
- US /ˈbɹoʊkəɹɪd͡ʒ/
Brokerage has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-brokerage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of brokerage
- brokerages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brokerage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A business, firm, or company whose business is to act as a broker (e.g., stockbroker).
- 2
The occupation of being a broker.
- 3
The commission paid to a broker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brokerage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | courtier , courtage , frais de courtage |
| Portuguese | corretora |
| Spanish | corredor, correduría , corretaje |
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 brokerage come from?
From broker + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).