admonishment
noun
admonishment is spelled A-D-M-O-N-I-S-H-M-E-N-T: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, admonishment means “The act of admonishing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of admonishment is admonishments.
How many letters and syllables are in admonishment?
| Letters | 12: A-D-M-O-N-I-S-H-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 93,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is admonishment?
Admonishment appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd 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 admonishment?
Admonishment has 4 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).
Forms of admonishment
- admonishments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does admonishment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of admonishing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Admonishment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of admonishing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Rüge, Ermahnung |
| Portuguese | admoestação |
| Spanish | amonestación, amonestamiento |
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 admonishment come from?
From admonish + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).