# pillage

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpɪl.ɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #39,028

## Definitions
1. To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.

## Etymology
From Old French pillage, from piller (“plunder”), from an unattested meaning of Late Latin piliō, probably a figurative use of Latin pilō (“I remove (hair)”), from pilus (“hair”).

## Easily confused with
- **pillar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pillage-vs-pillar)
- **pillars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pillage-vs-pillars)
- **Pilate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-pillage)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ipllage`, `pilage`, `pilalge`, `pillaeg`, `pillagge`, `pillgae`, `plilage`, `ppillage`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pillage