kedge
/kɛd͡ʒ/noun, verb
kedge is spelled K-E-D-G-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kedge means “A small anchor used for warping a vessel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kedge is kedges.
How many letters and syllables are in kedge?
| Letters | 5: K-E-D-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is kedge?
Kedge appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 kedge?
- US /kɛd͡ʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-kedge.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with kedge?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as kedge from its last stressed vowel (/ɛdʒ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of kedge
- kedges plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- kedging participle, present
- kedged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kedge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small anchor used for warping a vessel.
- 2
A glutton.
verb
- 1
To warp (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
- 2
To move with the help of a kedge, as described above.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kedge in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ancre à jet , touer , se touer |
| German | Wurfanker |
| Spanish | anclote |
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 kedge come from?
Perhaps an alteration of cadge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).