wharfage
wharf·age/ˈwɔː.fɪd͡ʒ/noun
wharfage is spelled W-H-A-R-F-A-G-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (wharf·age). It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wharfage means “A dock, quay, or pier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wharfage is wharfages.
How many letters and syllables are in wharfage?
| Letters | 8: W-H-A-R-F-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: wharf·age |
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 wharfage?
Wharfage appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 wharfage?
- /ˈwɔː.fɪd͡ʒ/
- [ˈwɔː.fɪd͡ʒ]
- /ˈʍɔː.fɪd͡ʒ/
Wharfage has 2 syllables, split wharf·age in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of wharfage
- wharfages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wharfage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dock, quay, or pier.
- 2
Wharfs collectively.
- 3
A fee charged for using a wharf.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate wharfage?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of wharfage: whfg.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wharfage come from?
From Middle English wharfage; equivalent to wharf + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).