dragage

\dʁa.ɡaʒ\

/\dʁa.ɡaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“dragage” is uncommon French (frequency #51,418 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,418
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de draguer ou résultat de cette action.

Key facts for dragage
PropertyValue
Headworddragage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dʁa.ɡaʒ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,418
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dragage” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dragage lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dragage is uncommon French at frequency #51,418 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \dʁa.ɡaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de draguer ou résultat de cette action.".

No misspelling variants are generated for dragage in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dragage, spelled D-R-A-G-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de draguer ou résultat de cette action.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dragage"?
"dragage" is spelled D-R-A-G-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dʁa.ɡaʒ\.
What does "dragage" mean?
As a noun, "dragage" means: Action de draguer ou résultat de cette action.
How do you pronounce "dragage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dragage" is \dʁa.ɡaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dragage" come from?
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Using “dragage”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-R-A-G-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dʁa.ɡaʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list