shrinkage
noun
shrinkage is spelled S-H-R-I-N-K-A-G-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shrinkage means “The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shrinkage is shrinkages.
How many letters and syllables are in shrinkage?
| Letters | 9: S-H-R-I-N-K-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is shrinkage?
Shrinkage appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 shrinkage?
- Australia
Shrinkage has 2 syllables (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-au-shrinkage.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shrinkage
- shrinkages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shrinkage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
- 2
The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence: the shrinking of inventory.
- 3
slangThe reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.
Do women know about shrinkage?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shrinkage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schrumpfen , Schwund , Schrumpeln |
| Spanish | encogimiento, engurra |
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 shrinkage come from?
From shrink + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).