tillage

/ˈtɪlɪd͡ʒ/

//ˈtɪlɪd͡ʒ// noun

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"tillage" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tillage” is uncommon English (frequency #63,309 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,309
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tillage · tillage · English

tillage · rank #63,309 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,309
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH timidly

Nearest frequency peer: timidly (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “tillage”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “tillage” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tillage
PropertyValue
Headwordtillage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɪlɪd͡ʒ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,309
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “tillage” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).tillagefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “timidly” (#63,310), “tiebreak” (#63,307), “titling” (#63,311). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tillage” is #63,309. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tillage is uncommon English at frequency #63,309 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɪlɪd͡ʒ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tillage, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English tillage; by surface analysis, till + -age. The correct English form is tillage, spelled T-I-L-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.
  2. 2
    Land cultivated in this way.
  3. 3
    The act or process of soil disturbance as a part of farming; especially, types of disturbance requiring draft animals or machinery for power.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tillage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

Etymology

From Middle English tillage; by surface analysis, till + -age.

Synonyms

tilling

This word in other languages

labranza(Español)labour(Français)Bestellung(Deutsch)lavoura(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tillage"?
"tillage" is spelled T-I-L-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɪlɪd͡ʒ/.
What does "tillage" mean?
As a noun, "tillage" means: The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.
How do you pronounce "tillage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tillage" is /ˈtɪlɪd͡ʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "tillage"?
From Middle English tillage; by surface analysis, till + -age. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tillage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

timidly#63,310titling#63,311teatime#63,301taskbar#63,299

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list