homage
hom·age/ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/noun
homage is spelled H-O-M-A-G-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (hom·age). It appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, homage means “A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of homage is homages.
How many letters and syllables are in homage?
| Letters | 6: H-O-M-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hom·age |
| In writing | 4.1 times per million words; the 12,764th 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 homage?
Homage appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th 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 homage?
- UK /ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/
- UK /ˈhɒmɑːʒ/
- UK /ɒˈmɑːʒ/
Homage has 2 syllables, split hom·age in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-homage.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of homage
- homages plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- homaging participle, present
- homaged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does homage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.
- 2
An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style.
He likes to tell people that it's a Hitchcockian thriller, but that's kind of like saying Happy Gilmore is a homage to Woody Allen.
- 3
In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo pay reverence to by external action.
- 2
obsoleteTo cause to pay homage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Homage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hommage |
| German | Respektsbezeigung, Ehrerweisung, Huldigung , Hommage, Verbeugung |
| Portuguese | homenagem |
| Spanish | homenaje, pleitesía , homenajear |
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 homage come from?
From Middle English homage, from Old French homage, hommage, from Medieval Latin homināticum (“homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'”), from Latin homō (“a man, in Medieval Latin a vassal”) + -āticum (noun-forming suffix). The American pronunciations in /-ɑːʒ/ and with silent h are due to confusion with the nearly synonymous doublet hommage, which is indeed pronounced /oʊˈmɑːʒ/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).