voltage
volt·age/ˈvoʊltɪd͡ʒ/noun
voltage is spelled V-O-L-T-A-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (volt·age). It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, voltage means “The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of voltage is voltages.
How many letters and syllables are in voltage?
| Letters | 7: V-O-L-T-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: volt·age |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 6,884th 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 voltage?
Voltage appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th 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 voltage?
- UK /ˈvəʊltɪd͡ʒ/
- UK /ˈvɒltɪd͡ʒ/
- US /ˈvoʊltɪd͡ʒ/
Voltage has 2 syllables, split volt·age in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Berrely-voltage.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-voltage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of voltage
- voltages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does voltage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.
The voltage between the wires is too low to produce a spark.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Voltage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense difference in electrostatic potential:
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 voltage come from?
From volt + -age, ultimately derived from the name of Alessandro Volta, inventor of the modern battery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).