storge
stor·ge/ˈstɔːɡi/noun
storge is spelled S-T-O-R-G-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (stor·ge). It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, storge means “Natural affection or love, especially of parents for their children” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in storge?
| Letters | 6: S-T-O-R-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: stor·ge |
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 storge?
Storge appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 storge?
- UK /ˈstɔːɡi/
- UK /-ˌɡeɪ/
- UK /-d͡ʒi/
Storge has 2 syllables, split stor·ge in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-storge.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with storge?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as storge from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɡi/, British pronunciation):
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).
What does storge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Natural affection or love, especially of parents for their children.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Storge in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense natural affection or love, especially of parents for their children:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | storgê |
| Spanish | storge |
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 storge come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοργή (storgḗ, “affection, love (especially of parents and children)”), from στέργω (stérgō, “to love (chiefly of non-sexual affection); to show affection”) (from Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (“to cover; to protect”)) + -η (-ē, suffix forming action nouns).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).