aggrandizement
/əˈɡrænˌdaɪ̯zmənt/noun
aggrandizement is spelled A-G-G-R-A-N-D-I-Z-E-M-E-N-T: 14 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aggrandizement means “The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aggrandizement is aggrandizements.
How many letters and syllables are in aggrandizement?
| Letters | 14: A-G-G-R-A-N-D-I-Z-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 aggrandizement?
Aggrandizement appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 aggrandizement?
- /əˈɡrændɪzmənt/
- US /əˈɡrænˌdaɪ̯zmənt/
Aggrandizement 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-aggrandizement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aggrandizement
- aggrandizements plural
- aggrandisement
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aggrandizement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
The emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aggrandizement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of aggrandizing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | agrandissement |
| German | Erhöhung |
| Portuguese | engrandecimento |
| Spanish | engrandecimiento |
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 aggrandizement come from?
From French agrandissement, from agrandir; equivalent to aggrandize + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).