vintage
/ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/noun, adjective, verb
vintage is spelled V-I-N-T-A-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vintage means “The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vintage is vintages.
How many letters and syllables are in vintage?
| Letters | 7: V-I-N-T-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,309th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is vintage?
Vintage appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th 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 vintage?
- /ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/
Vintage has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-vintage.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-vintage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vintage
- vintages plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- more vintage comparative
- most vintage superlative
- vintaging participle, present
- vintaged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vintage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.
- 2
Wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin.
- 3
The harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking.
- 4
The year or place in which something is produced.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to a vintage, or to wine identified by a specific vintage.
- 2
Having an enduring appeal; high-quality.
- 3
built between the years 1919 and (usually) 1930 (or sometimes 1919 to 1925 in the USA).
- 4
produced between the years 1870 and 1980.
- 5
produced between the years of 1945 and 1970, during the post-war period.
verb
- 1
To harvest (grapes).
- 2
To make (wine) from grapes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vintage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Traubenlese , Jahrgang , Lese , Jahrgang-, Jahrgangs- |
| Portuguese | vindima , antigo |
| Spanish | vendimia , cosecha , data , vintage |
| French | vendange , récolte, cru |
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 vintage come from?
From Middle English vendage, vyndage, from Anglo-Norman vendenge, from Old French vendage, vendenge (cognate with French vendange), from Latin vindēmia (“a gathering of grapes, vintage”), from vīnum (“wine”) + dēmō (“take off or away, remove”), from de (“of; from, away from”) + emō (“take”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).