teenage
teen·age/ˈtiːneɪd͡ʒ/adjective
teenage is spelled T-E-E-N-A-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (teen·age). It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,679th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, teenage means “Of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in teenage?
| Letters | 7: T-E-E-N-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: teen·age |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,679th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is teenage?
Teenage appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,679th 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 teenage?
- UK /ˈtiːneɪd͡ʒ/
As a noun (“Brushwood for fences and hedges”): /ˈtiːnɪd͡ʒ/.
Teenage has 2 syllables, split teen·age in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-teenage.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with teenage
Also written: teen-age (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of teenage
- teen-age
- teen age
- teenaged
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does teenage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.
Fred's teenage years were the most difficult of times.
noun
- 1
obsoleteBrushwood for fences and hedges.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Teenage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of an age between 13 and 19:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | adolescent |
| Spanish | adolescente |
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 teenage come from?
From -teen + age. First attested in 1921.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).