acquittal
ac·qui·tal/əˈkwɪtəl/noun
acquittal is spelled A-C-Q-U-I-T-T-A-L: 9 letters and 3 syllables (ac·qui·tal). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acquittal means “A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acquittal is acquittals.
How many letters and syllables are in acquittal?
| Letters | 9: A-C-Q-U-I-T-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ac·qui·tal |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd 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 acquittal?
Acquittal appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 acquittal?
- /əˈkwɪtəl/
- [əˈkwɪtʰəl] ~ [əˈkwɪtʰl̩]
- /əˈkwɪɾəl/
Acquittal has 3 syllables, split ac·qui·tal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-acquittal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of acquittal
- acquittals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acquittal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicThe act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).
- 2
A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process.
criminal acquittal
- 3
Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.
- 4
The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance.
- 5
rareAvoidance of danger; deliverance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acquittal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense legal decision of not guilty:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | acquittement, relaxe |
| German | Freispruch |
| Portuguese | absolvição |
| Spanish | absolución |
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 acquittal come from?
From acquit + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).