lage

noun

"lage" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“lage” is uncommon English (frequency #65,252 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,252
frequency rank, English
16,425
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Water; any weak alcoholic beverage.

Key facts for lage
PropertyValue
Headwordlage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#65,252
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lage” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). lage lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lage is uncommon English at frequency #65,252 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Water; any weak alcoholic beverage.".

lage has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Probably from Irish lag (“weak”), from Old Irish lac, from Proto-Celtic *laggos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₁g-. The correct English form is lage, spelled L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Water; any weak alcoholic beverage.

Etymology

Probably from Irish lag (“weak”), from Old Irish lac, from Proto-Celtic *laggos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₁g-.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lage"?
"lage" is spelled L-A-G-E.
What does "lage" mean?
As a noun, "lage" means: Water; any weak alcoholic beverage.
What is the origin of the word "lage"?
Probably from Irish lag (“weak”), from Old Irish lac, from Proto-Celtic *laggos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₁g-. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “lage”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is L-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list