porterage
port·er·age/ˈpɔɹtəɹəd͡ʒ/noun
porterage is spelled P-O-R-T-E-R-A-G-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (port·er·age). It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, porterage means “The carrying or transportation of goods by a porter (“person who carries luggage and related objects”) or other person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of porterage is porterages.
How many letters and syllables are in porterage?
| Letters | 9: P-O-R-T-E-R-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: port·er·age |
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 porterage?
Porterage appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 porterage?
- UK /ˈpɔːtəɹɪd͡ʒ/
- UK /ˈpɔːtɹɪd͡ʒ/
- US /ˈpɔɹtəɹəd͡ʒ/
Porterage has 3 syllables, split port·er·age in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-porterage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with porterage?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as porterage (/ɔɹtəɹədʒ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reportage.
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 porterage
- porterages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does porterage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The carrying or transportation of goods by a porter (“person who carries luggage and related objects”) or other person.
- 2
Porters regarded collectively.
- 3
obsoleterareGoods or other things which are carried; burdens.
- 4
The charge for such carrying or transportation.
- 5
The occupation of, or services provided by, a porter (“person in control of the entrance to a building”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does porterage come from?
From porter (“person who carries luggage and related objects”) + -age (suffix forming nouns indicating an action, process, or result; a charge, fee, or toll; or a relationship or state).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).