haulage
/hɔːləd͡ʒ/noun
haulage is spelled H-A-U-L-A-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, haulage means “The act of hauling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of haulage is haulages.
How many letters and syllables are in haulage?
| Letters | 7: H-A-U-L-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 haulage?
Haulage appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 haulage?
- /hɔːləd͡ʒ/
- Canada /ˈhɑlədʒ/
Haulage 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-haulage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of haulage
- haulages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does haulage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of hauling.
The initial task would be the haulage of stores from Cape Evans to Hut Point, a distance of 13 miles.
- 2
The business of transporting heavy goods.
- 3
The charge levied for hauling (either towing or hauling out) a ship or boat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Haulage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Beförderung , Transportdienst |
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 haulage come from?
From haul + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).