abatement
/əˈbeɪt.mənt/noun
abatement is spelled A-B-A-T-E-M-E-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abatement means “The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abatement is abatements.
How many letters and syllables are in abatement?
| Letters | 9: A-B-A-T-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 abatement?
Abatement appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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).
How do you pronounce abatement?
- US /əˈbeɪt.mənt/
Abatement has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-abatement.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with abatement?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as abatement from its last stressed vowel (/eɪtmənt/):
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 abatement
- abatements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abatement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
The abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof.
- 2
The deduction of minor revenues incidental to an operation in calculating the cost of the operation.
- 3
The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
- 4
The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.
- 5
An amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax.
- 6
A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer.
- 7
ScotlandWaste of stuff in preparing to size.
- 8
A beating down, a putting down.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abatement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | réduction , défalcation , diminution, abattement, dégrèvement |
| German | Abnahme, Verminderung, Verringerung, Unterdrückung |
| Portuguese | abatimento, extenuação |
| Spanish | disminución |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does abatement come from?
From Middle English abatement, from Anglo-Norman abatre (“to abate”) (from Old French abatre), + -ment; equivalent to abate + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).