storage
stor·age/ˈstɔɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/noun, verb
storage is spelled S-T-O-R-A-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (stor·age). It appears 37 times per million words in written English, the 2,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, storage means “The act of storing goods; the state of being stored” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of storage is storages.
How many letters and syllables are in storage?
| Letters | 7: S-T-O-R-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: stor·age |
| In writing | 37 times per million words; the 2,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is storage?
Storage appears 37 times per million words in written English, the 2,618th 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 storage?
- UK /ˈstɔː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/
- US /ˈstɔɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/
- Australia /ˈstoː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/
Storage has 2 syllables, split stor·age in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-storage.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with storage?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as storage from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹɪdʒ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of storage
- storages plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- storaging participle, present
- storaged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does storage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.
There's a lot of storage in the loft.
- 2
An object or place in which something is stored.
- 3
Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory.
I′d recommend backing up these files to storage before reinstalling the operating system.
- 4
The price charged for storing goods.
verb
- 1
To put into storage; to store.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Storage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stockage , entrepôt , mémorisation |
| German | Lagerung, Speicherung , Lager , Speicher |
| Portuguese | armazenagem , armazém, depósito , armazenamento |
| Spanish | almacenamiento, almacenaje , almacén, bodega |
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.