peerage
peer·age/ˈpɪə.ɪdʒ/noun
peerage is spelled P-E-E-R-A-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (peer·age). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peerage means “Peers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of peerage is peerages.
How many letters and syllables are in peerage?
| Letters | 7: P-E-E-R-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: peer·age |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 peerage?
Peerage appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 peerage?
- UK /ˈpɪə.ɪdʒ/
- UK [ˈpɪə̯.ɹɪdʒ]
- UK [ˈpɪː.ɹɪdʒ]
Peerage has 2 syllables, split peer·age in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-peerage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of peerage
- peerages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peerage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Peers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy.
- 2
The rank or title of a peer or peeress.
- 3
A book listing such people and their families.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peerage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Adel , Adelstitel |
| Portuguese | pariato , pares |
| French | pairie |
| Spanish | pairía, título nobiliario |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does peerage come from?
Inherited from Middle English perage, from Old French parage. By surface analysis, peer + -age. Doublet of parage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).