baggage

Other forms of baggage

plural

baggages·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about baggage

What does baggage mean?

baggage means "cases used to carry belongings when traveling". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in baggage?

baggage has 2 syllables: bag-gage. The stress falls on "bag". In IPA it is /ˈbæɡədʒ/.

What is another word for baggage?

Close synonyms include luggage. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is baggage a common word?

baggage is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.