pidge
/pɪdʒ/noun, verb
pidge is spelled P-I-D-G-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pidge means “A pigeonhole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pidge is pidges.
How many letters and syllables are in pidge?
| Letters | 5: P-I-D-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pidge?
Pidge appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd 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 pidge?
- US /pɪdʒ/
- /pədʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-pidge.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pidge?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pidge from its last stressed vowel (/ɪdʒ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of pidge
- pidges plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- pidging participle, present
- pidged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pidge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pigeonhole.
- 2
informalA pigeon.
verb
- 1
To post (something) in a pigeonhole.
Please pidge your completed application form to the society president.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pidge come from?
Clipping of pigeonhole. First attested in the early 2000s; the verb is attested earlier than the noun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).