rivage
/ˈɹɪvɪdʒ/noun
rivage is spelled R-I-V-A-G-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rivage means “A duty paid to the crown for the passage of vessels on certain rivers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rivage is rivages.
How many letters and syllables are in rivage?
| Letters | 6: R-I-V-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is rivage?
Rivage appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 rivage?
- UK /ˈɹɪvɪdʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rivage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rivage
- rivages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rivage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA coast, a shore.
- 2
UKA duty paid to the crown for the passage of vessels on certain rivers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rivage come from?
From Anglo-Norman rivage, Middle French rivage, from Late Latin rīpāticum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).