# parentage

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #35,452

## Definitions
1. The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
2. The social quality of one's class in society.
3. Origin; derivation.

## Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French parentage.

## Easily confused with
- **parental** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parentage-vs-parental)
- **percentage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parentage-vs-percentage)

## Common misspellings (13)
`aprentage`, `paerntage`, `parenatge`, `parenntage`, `parentaeg`, `parentagge`, `parentgae`, `parenttage`, `paretnage`, `parnetage`, `parrentage`, `pparentage`, `praentage`

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