hermitage
her·mit·age/ˈhɜr.mə.tɪdʒ/noun
hermitage is spelled H-E-R-M-I-T-A-G-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (her·mit·age). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hermitage means “A house or dwelling where a hermit lives” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hermitage is hermitages.
How many letters and syllables are in hermitage?
| Letters | 9: H-E-R-M-I-T-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: her·mit·age |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th 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 hermitage?
Hermitage appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 hermitage?
- UK /ˈhɜːmɪtɪd͡ʒ/
- US /ˈhɜr.mə.tɪdʒ/
- US /ˈhɜːrmɪtɪdʒ/
Hermitage has 3 syllables, split her·mit·age in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hermitage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hermitage
- hermitages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hermitage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.
- 2
A place of seclusion.
- 3
A period of seclusion.
noun
- 1
A wine produced near Valence, Drôme.
Here a real supper was elegantly served […] with choice wines, particularly white hermitage, which I never before had tasted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hermitage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dwelling place of hermit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ermitage |
| German | Klause, Einsiedelei, Eremitage |
| Portuguese | eremitério |
| Spanish | ermita |
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 hermitage come from?
From Middle English hermytage, ermitage, from Old French ermitage, hermitaige, from Latin erēmīta, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs, “hermit”). By surface analysis, hermit + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).