# storage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstɔː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #2,646

## Definitions
1. The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.
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.
4. The price charged for storing goods.

## Etymology
From store + -age.

## Easily confused with
- **store** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/storage-vs-store)
- **strange** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/storage-vs-strange)
- **stage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stage-vs-storage)
- **stooge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stooge-vs-storage)
- **shortage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shortage-vs-storage)
- **stoppage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stoppage-vs-storage)

## Common misspellings (10)
`sotrage`, `sstorage`, `stoarge`, `storaeg`, `storagge`, `storgae`, `storrage`, `stroage`, `sttorage`, `tsorage`

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