scrappage
noun
scrappage is spelled S-C-R-A-P-P-A-G-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scrappage means “The practice of scrapping something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scrappage is scrappages.
How many letters and syllables are in scrappage?
| Letters | 9: S-C-R-A-P-P-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 scrappage?
Scrappage appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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).
Forms of scrappage
- scrappages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scrappage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The practice of scrapping something.
- 2
UKAn amount of money paid by the government to a person trading in an old car (to be scrapped) for a more environmentally-friendly new one.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scrappage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense amount of money paid to trade in an old car:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Abwrackprämie |
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 scrappage come from?
From scrap + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).