# luggage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlʌɡɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #9,624

## Definitions
1. The bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings.
2. The contents of such containers.
3. A specific bag or container holding a traveller's belongings.

## Etymology
1590s, lug (“to drag”) + -age, literally “that which is lugged, dragged around”. Duplicate -g- is to clarify pronunciation of the vowel ‘u’ (which is pronounced unchanged from lug). Compare baggage.

## Common misspellings (8)
`lgugage`, `lluggage`, `lugage`, `lugagge`, `luggaeg`, `luggagge`, `lugggae`, `ulggage`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/luggage