sillage
noun
sillage is spelled S-I-L-L-A-G-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sillage means “The trail of scent left behind by one who wears perfume” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sillage is sillages.
How many letters and syllables are in sillage?
| Letters | 7: S-I-L-L-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 sillage?
Sillage appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 sillage
- sillages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sillage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The trail of scent left behind by one who wears perfume.
- 2
Alternative form of silage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sillage come from?
Borrowed from French sillage (literally “wake”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).