# sewage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #14,017

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

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **swag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewage-vs-swag)
- **stage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewage-vs-stage)
- **Seward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewage-vs-seward)
- **sewerage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewage-vs-sewerage)
- **sage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-sewage)
- **serge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serge-vs-sewage)
- **senate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senate-vs-sewage)
- **savage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savage-vs-sewage)
- **sesame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sesame-vs-sewage)
- **sedate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedate-vs-sewage)
- **Seager** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seager-vs-sewage)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eswage`, `seawge`, `sewaeg`, `sewagge`, `sewgae`, `sewwage`, `ssewage`, `sweage`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sewage