pelage
/ˈpɛlɪd͡ʒ/noun
pelage is spelled P-E-L-A-G-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pelage means “Fur, hair, or any other form of the coat of a mammal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pelage is pelages.
How many letters and syllables are in pelage?
| Letters | 6: P-E-L-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 pelage?
Pelage appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 pelage?
- /ˈpɛlɪd͡ʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pelage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with pelage
Sounds like: pellage (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of pelage
- pelages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pelage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Fur, hair, or any other form of the coat of a mammal.
- 2
The characteristic nature of this coat: its coarseness or fineness, its typical lay, and so on.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pelage come from?
From French pelage (“fur”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).