peonage
/ˈpiːənɪdʒ/noun
peonage is spelled P-E-O-N-A-G-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peonage means “The state of being a peon; the system of paying back debt through servitude and labour; loosely, any system of involuntary servitude” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of peonage is peonages.
How many letters and syllables are in peonage?
| Letters | 7: P-E-O-N-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 peonage?
Peonage appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 peonage?
- UK /ˈpiːənɪdʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-peonage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of peonage
- peonages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peonage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being a peon; the system of paying back debt through servitude and labour; loosely, any system of involuntary servitude.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peonage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state of being a peon:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | peonagem |
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 peonage come from?
From peon + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).