allurement

/əˈlʊɚmənt/

//əˈlʊɚmənt// noun

"allurement" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“allurement” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attractiveness; appeal, charisma.

Corpus desk

Index EN-allurement · allurement · English

allurement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for allurement
PropertyValue
Headwordallurement
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈlʊɚmənt/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “allurement” in English

allurementsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

allurement is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈlʊɚmənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for allurement, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From allure + -ment. The correct English form is allurement, spelled A-L-L-U-R-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Attractiveness; appeal, charisma.
  2. 2
    An enticement, inducement or bait.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how allurement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.
  2. That though their Thoughts are ever turn'd upon appearing Aimiable, yet every Feature of their Faces and every Part of their Dress is fill'd with Snares and Allurements.

Etymology

From allure + -ment.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "allurement"?
"allurement" is spelled A-L-L-U-R-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈlʊɚmənt/.
What does "allurement" mean?
As a noun, "allurement" means: Attractiveness; appeal, charisma.
How do you pronounce "allurement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "allurement" is /əˈlʊɚmənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "allurement"?
From allure + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list