personages

/ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒɪz/

//ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒɪz// noun

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"personages" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“personages” is uncommon English (frequency #62,406 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,406
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of personage

Key facts for personages
PropertyValue
Headwordpersonages
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒɪz/
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,406
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “personages” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). personages lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

personages is uncommon English at frequency #62,406 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of personage".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for personages, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is personages, spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-A-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of personage

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "personages"?
"personages" is spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-A-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒɪz/.
What does "personages" mean?
As a noun, "personages" means: plural of personage
How do you pronounce "personages"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "personages" is /ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "personages" come from?
"personages" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “personages”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-E-R-S-O-N-A-G-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒɪz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list