stumpage
noun
stumpage is spelled S-T-U-M-P-A-G-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stumpage means “Trees and other standing timber, treated as a commodity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stumpage is stumpages.
How many letters and syllables are in stumpage?
| Letters | 8: S-T-U-M-P-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stumpage?
Stumpage appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 stumpage?
Stumpage has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of stumpage
- stumpages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stumpage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Trees and other standing timber, treated as a commodity.
C. S. Sargent Only trees above a certain size are allowed to be cut by loggers buying stumpage from the owners of land.
- 2
The value of this timber.
- 3
The right to fell such timber.
- 4
The fee for the right to fell such timber.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stumpage come from?
From stump + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).