# cleavage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkliː.vɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #17,103

## Definitions
1. The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft.
2. The hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline.
3. Any similar separation between two body parts, such as the buttocks or toes.
4. The repeated division of a cell into daughter cells after mitosis.
5. The splitting of a large molecule into smaller ones.
6. The tendency of a crystal to split along specific planes; schistosity.
7. The division of voters into voting blocs.

## Etymology
From cleave + -age.

## Easily confused with
- **cleave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleavage-vs-cleave)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccleavage`, `celavage`, `claevage`, `cleaavge`, `cleavaeg`, `cleavagge`, `cleavgae`, `cleavvage`, `clevaage`, `clleavage`, `lceavage`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cleavage