lavage
noun, verb
lavage is spelled L-A-V-A-G-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lavage means “A washing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lavage is lavages.
How many letters and syllables are in lavage?
| Letters | 6: L-A-V-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 lavage?
Lavage appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 lavage?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-lavage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lavage
- lavages plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- lavaging participle, present
- lavaged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lavage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A washing.
- 2
A washing of a hollow organ.
verb
- 1
To wash a hollow organ
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lavage come from?
Borrowed from French lavage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).