acquirement
/əˈkwaɪə(ɹ)mənt/
"acquirement" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“acquirement” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
Corpus desk
Index EN-acquirement · acquirement · English
acquirement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | acquirement |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈkwaɪə(ɹ)mənt/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “acquirement” in English
Rare enough to double-check
acquirement is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈkwaɪə(ɹ)mənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for acquirement, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From acquire + -ment. The correct English form is acquirement, spelled A-C-Q-U-I-R-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
- 2The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how acquirement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] his acquirements by industrie were […] enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature.
If she can think, that the part she has had in your education, and your own admirable talents and acquirements, are to be thrown away upon such a worthless creature as Solmes, I could heartily quarrel with her.
Etymology
From acquire + -ment.
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.