aggrandisement
noun
aggrandisement is spelled A-G-G-R-A-N-D-I-S-E-M-E-N-T: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aggrandisement means “Alternative form of aggrandizement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aggrandisement is aggrandisements.
How many letters and syllables are in aggrandisement?
| Letters | 14: A-G-G-R-A-N-D-I-S-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 aggrandisement?
Aggrandisement appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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).
Forms of aggrandisement
- aggrandisements plural
- aggrandizement
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aggrandisement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKAlternative form of aggrandizement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does aggrandisement come from?
From aggrandise + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).