absenteeism
/ˌæb.sənˈtiˌɪz.m̩/noun
absenteeism is spelled A-B-S-E-N-T-E-E-I-S-M: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, absenteeism means “The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of absenteeism is absenteeisms.
How many letters and syllables are in absenteeism?
| Letters | 11: A-B-S-E-N-T-E-E-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 absenteeism?
Absenteeism appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 absenteeism?
- UK /æb.sənˈtiːˌɪz.m̩/
- US /ˌæb.sənˈtiˌɪz.m̩/
Absenteeism has 5 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-absenteeism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with absenteeism?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as absenteeism from its last stressed vowel (/iɪzm/):
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 absenteeism
- absenteeisms plural
- absenteism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does absenteeism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee.
- 2
The practice of absenting oneself from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Absenteeism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being absent:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | absentéisme |
| Spanish | absentismo, ausentismo |
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.