sewage

/ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ/

//ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ// noun

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"sewage" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sewage” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,017. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,017
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sewage · sewage · English

sewage · rank #14,017 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,017
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sentiments

Nearest frequency peer: sentiments (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “sewage”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “sewage” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sewage vs swag
67% similar
sewage vs stage
67% similar
sewage vs Seward
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sewage
PropertyValue
Headwordsewage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,017
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sewage”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).sewagelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “sentiments” (#14,016), “sedan” (#14,015), “scaled” (#14,014). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sewage” is #14,017. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sewage (IPA /ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,017 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sewage, with forms such as "eswage", "seawge", and "sewaeg". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "swag", "stage", "Seward", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From sewer (“system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage”) + -age or from sew (“to drain or draw off water”) + -age. The correct English form is sewage, spelled S-E-W-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
  2. 2
    sewerage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sewage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Untreated sewage can pollute rivers.
  2. The city invested in a modern sewage system.

Etymology

From sewer (“system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage”) + -age or from sew (“to drain or draw off water”) + -age.

Synonyms

wastewater

This word in other languages

desagüe(Español)eaux usées(Français)Abwasser(Deutsch)esgoto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eswage
  • seawge
  • sewaeg
  • sewagge
  • sewgae
  • sewwage
  • ssewage
  • sweage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sewage - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eswage2seawge2sewaeg2sewagge1sewgae2sewwage1ssewage1sweage2
Edit distance from "sewage"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sewage"?
"sewage" is spelled S-E-W-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ/.
What does "sewage" mean?
As a noun, "sewage" means: A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
What words are commonly confused with "sewage"?
"sewage" is commonly confused with "swag", "stage", "Seward". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sewage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sewage" is /ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "sewage"?
From sewer (“system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage”) + -age or from sew (“to drain or draw off water”) + -age. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sewage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

scaled#14,014sitcom#14,022spices#14,026summon#14,031

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

slang8 variantsUlster8 variantsUNESCO8 variantsuneven8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list