cartage
car·tage/ˈkɑːtɪd͡ʒ/noun
cartage is spelled C-A-R-T-A-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (car·tage). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cartage means “The transport of goods by cart” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cartage is cartages.
How many letters and syllables are in cartage?
| Letters | 7: C-A-R-T-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: car·tage |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 cartage?
Cartage appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 cartage?
- UK /ˈkɑːtɪd͡ʒ/
- UK [ˈkʰɑːtʰɪd͡ʒ]
- /ˈkɑɹtɪd͡ʒ/
Cartage has 2 syllables, split car·tage in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cartage
- cartages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cartage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The transport of goods by cart.
Near-synonym: wagonage
- 2
Any vehicular transportation of goods.
Near-synonyms: shipping, carriage
- 3
A charge made for such transport.
Near-synonym: wagonage
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cartage come from?
From cart + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).