appeasement
/əˈpiːz.mənt/noun
appeasement is spelled A-P-P-E-A-S-E-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, appeasement means “The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of appeasement is appeasements.
How many letters and syllables are in appeasement?
| Letters | 11: A-P-P-E-A-S-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th 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 appeasement?
Appeasement appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th 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 appeasement?
- /əˈpiːz.mənt/
Appeasement has 3 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)-Vealhurl-appeasement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of appeasement
- appeasements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does appeasement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Appeasement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | apaziguamento |
| Spanish | aplacamiento, apaciguamiento |
| French | apaisement |
| German | Beschwichtigungspolitik, Appeasement |
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 appeasement come from?
From Middle English appesement, from Old French apaisement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).