sage
/seɪd͡ʒ/adjective, noun, interjection, verb
sage is spelled S-A-G-E: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sage means “Wise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sage?
| Letters | 4: S-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.8 times per million words; the 9,165th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 sage?
Sage appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th 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 sage?
- /seɪd͡ʒ/
Sage has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-sage.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sage?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sage.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ages, sega, geas.
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 sage
- sager comparative
- sagest superlative
- sages plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- saging participle, present
- saged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Wise.
- 2
obsoleteGrave; serious; solemn.
noun
- 1
A very wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
- 2
The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
- 3
Any plant in the genus Salvia.
- 4
Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.
interjection
- 1
Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.
sage in all fields
verb
- 1
The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply.
Reminder to sage and report.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sage , sauge |
| German | weise, klug , Salbei , Weiser, Weise |
| Portuguese | sábio, sapiente , sálvia, salva |
| Spanish | sabio , salvia , háber |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sage come from?
From Middle English sage, from Old French sage (11th century), from Vulgar Latin *sapium, from Latin sapere (“to taste, to discern, to be wise”). The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).