vestige
ves·tige/ˈvɛs.tɪd͡ʒ/noun
vestige is spelled V-E-S-T-I-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (ves·tige). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vestige means “A mark left on the earth by a foot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vestige is vestiges.
How many letters and syllables are in vestige?
| Letters | 7: V-E-S-T-I-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ves·tige |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th 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 vestige?
Vestige appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 vestige?
- /ˈvɛs.tɪd͡ʒ/
Vestige has 2 syllables, split ves·tige in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-vestige.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vestige
- vestiges plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vestige mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mark left on the earth by a foot.
- 2
A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.
the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra
- 3
A vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor.
- 4
The remaining portion of a partially suppressed sideband.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vestige in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Spur , Überrest, Überbleibsel |
| Portuguese | vestígio, marca, pegada |
| Spanish | huella, pisada , vestigio |
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 vestige come from?
From French vestige, from Latin vestīgium (“footstep, footprint, track, the sole of the foot, a trace, mark”). Doublet of vestigium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).