cordage
/ˈkɔːdɪdʒ/noun
cordage is spelled C-O-R-D-A-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cordage means “Cord (of any type) when viewed as a mass or commodity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cordage is cordages.
How many letters and syllables are in cordage?
| Letters | 7: C-O-R-D-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 cordage?
Cordage appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 cordage?
- UK /ˈkɔːdɪdʒ/
Cordage has 2 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-cordage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cordage
- cordages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cordage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Cord (of any type) when viewed as a mass or commodity.
- 2
A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging.
- 3
obsoleteAn amount of wood measured in cords.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cordage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense set of ropes and cords:
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 cordage come from?
Borrowed from French cordage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).