# leakage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈliːkɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #21,259

## Definitions
1. An act of leaking, or something that leaks.
2. The amount lost due to a leak.
3. An undesirable flow of electric current through insulation.
4. Loss of retail stock, especially due to theft.
5. The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.
6. The loss of revenue generated by tourism to the economies of other countries.

## Etymology
From leak + -age.

## Easily confused with
- **Lepage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leakage-vs-lepage)
- **linkage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leakage-vs-linkage)

## Common misspellings (9)
`elakage`, `laekage`, `leaakge`, `leakaeg`, `leakagge`, `leakgae`, `leakkage`, `lekaage`, `lleakage`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/leakage