tallage
/ˈtælɪd͡ʒ/noun, verb
tallage is spelled T-A-L-L-A-G-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tallage means “An impost” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tallage is tallages.
How many letters and syllables are in tallage?
| Letters | 7: T-A-L-L-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 tallage?
Tallage appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 tallage?
- /ˈtælɪd͡ʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with tallage?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tallage.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gallate, galleta.
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 tallage
- tallages plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- taliage
- talliage
- tailage
- taillage
- tallaging participle, present
- tallaged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tallage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An impost.
- 2
UKobsoleteA certain rate or tax paid by barons, knights, and inferior tenants toward the public expenses.
verb
- 1
To lay an impost upon.
- 2
To cause to pay tallage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tallage come from?
Inherited from Middle English tallage. From French taillage, from tailler (“to cut”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).