wordage
noun
wordage is spelled W-O-R-D-A-G-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wordage means “Words collectively, considered in a mass sense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wordage is wordages.
How many letters and syllables are in wordage?
| Letters | 7: W-O-R-D-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is wordage?
Wordage appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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).
What rhymes with wordage?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as wordage.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dowager.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of wordage
- wordages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wordage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Words collectively, considered in a mass sense.
Near-synonym: language
- 2
The excessive use of words.
But the plates are good, and, in reality, sufficient without all the wordage.
- 3
The number of words used in a text: synonym of word count.
- 4
The choice of words used: word choice.
Near-synonyms: phrasing; terminology; phraseology
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wordage come from?
From word + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).