abridgment
/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
"abridgment" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abridgment” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
Corpus desk
Index EN-abridgment · abridgment · English
abridgment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | abridgment |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “abridgment” in English
Rare enough to double-check
abridgment is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
abridgment doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in 1494. From Middle English abrygement, from Middle French abrégement. Equivalent to abridge + -ment. The correct English form is abridgment, spelled A-B-R-I-D-G-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
- 2The state of being abridged or lessened.
- 3An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
- 4That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
- 5Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
- 6The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abridgment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses
The article which embodied my researches having proved somewhat too long for its purpose, an abridgment of it only was inserted in the Encyclopædia.
Etymology
First attested in 1494. From Middle English abrygement, from Middle French abrégement. Equivalent to abridge + -ment.
This word in other languages
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.