abasement
/əˈbeɪs.mənt/
"abasement" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abasement” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
Corpus desk
Index EN-abasement · abasement · English
abasement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | abasement |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈbeɪs.mənt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abasement” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
abasement is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈbeɪs.mənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for abasement in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English abaissement, from Middle French abaissement (“astonishment”). Equivalent to abase + -ment. Compare French abaissement. The correct English form is abasement, spelled A-B-A-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
- 2The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how abasement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He was wearing cavalry twill trousers and a buff crew-neck sweater. The effect was of symbolic abasement mixed with military resolve […]
Etymology
From Middle English abaissement, from Middle French abaissement (“astonishment”). Equivalent to abase + -ment. Compare French abaissement.
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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.
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