steerage
noun
steerage is spelled S-T-E-E-R-A-G-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, steerage means “The art of steering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of steerage is steerages.
How many letters and syllables are in steerage?
| Letters | 8: S-T-E-E-R-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 steerage?
Steerage appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 steerage
- steerages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does steerage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The art of steering.
- 2
The section of a passenger ship that provided inexpensive accommodation with no individual cabins.
- 3
The effect of the helm on a ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Steerage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cheapest class of accommodation in a ship:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Zwischendeck |
| Spanish | antecámara |
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 steerage come from?
From steer + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).