wordage
"wordage" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wordage” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Words collectively, considered in a mass sense.
Corpus desk
Index EN-wordage · wordage · English
wordage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wordage |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “wordage” in English
Rare enough to double-check
wordage is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
wordage doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From word + -age. The correct English form is wordage, spelled W-O-R-D-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Words collectively, considered in a mass sense.
- 2The excessive use of words.
- 3The number of words used in a text: synonym of word count.
- 4The choice of words used: word choice.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wordage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonym: language
But the plates are good, and, in reality, sufficient without all the wordage.
Etymology
From word + -age.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.