# plumage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpluːmɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #31,294

## Definitions
1. Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.
2. Finery or elaborate dress.

## Etymology
From Old French plumage (14c.), itself from plume (“feather”) (from Latin plūma (“feather, down”), from a Proto-Indo-European base *plews- (“to pluck, a feather, fleece”) + -age.

## Easily confused with
- **plume** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plumage-vs-plume)
- **plunge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plumage-vs-plunge)

## Common misspellings (10)
`lpumage`, `pllumage`, `plmuage`, `pluamge`, `plumaeg`, `plumagge`, `plumgae`, `plummage`, `pplumage`, `pulmage`

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