abetment
/əˈbɛt.mənt/noun
abetment is spelled A-B-E-T-M-E-N-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abetment means “The act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abetment is abetments.
How many letters and syllables are in abetment?
| Letters | 8: A-B-E-T-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is abetment?
Abetment appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 abetment?
- US /əˈbɛt.mənt/
Abetment has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-abetment.oga, En-ca-abetment.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of abetment
- abetments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abetment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc.
- 2
Encouragement or assistance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abetment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of abetting a crime:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Beihilfe, Gehilfenschaft |
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 abetment come from?
First attested from 1350 to 1470, from Middle English abettement, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French abeter + -ment. See abet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).