corkage
cork·age/ˈkɔɹkɪd͡ʒ/noun
corkage is spelled C-O-R-K-A-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (cork·age). It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, corkage means “A fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of corkage is corkages.
How many letters and syllables are in corkage?
| Letters | 7: C-O-R-K-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cork·age |
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 corkage?
Corkage appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 corkage?
- UK /ˈkɔːkɪdʒ/
- US /ˈkɔɹkɪd͡ʒ/
Corkage has 2 syllables, split cork·age in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-corkage.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of corkage
- corkages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corkage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Corkage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fee charged by restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | droit de bouchon |
| German | Korkengeld |
| Spanish | descorche |
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 corkage come from?
From cork + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).