acquirement
/əˈkwaɪə(ɹ)mənt/noun
acquirement is spelled A-C-Q-U-I-R-E-M-E-N-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acquirement means “The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acquirement is acquirements.
How many letters and syllables are in acquirement?
| Letters | 11: A-C-Q-U-I-R-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 acquirement?
Acquirement appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 acquirement?
- /əˈkwaɪə(ɹ)mənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-acquirement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of acquirement
- acquirements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acquirement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicSomething that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
- 2
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does acquirement come from?
From acquire + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).