# usage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈjuːsɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #4,908

## Definitions
1. Habit, practice.
2. Habit, practice.
3. Utilization.
4. Utilization.
5. Utilization.
6. Utilization.

## Etymology
From Middle English usage, from Anglo-Norman and Old French usage.

## Easily confused with
- **use** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/usage-vs-use)
- **USGS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/usage-vs-usgs)
- **USAID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/usage-vs-usaid)
- **Usain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/usage-vs-usain)
- **USA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/usa-vs-usage)
- **UAE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uae-vs-usage)
- **urge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/urge-vs-usage)
- **unsafe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unsafe-vs-usage)
- **usable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/usable-vs-usage)

## Common misspellings (6)
`suage`, `uasge`, `usaeg`, `usagge`, `usgae`, `ussage`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/usage