apportionment
noun
apportionment is spelled A-P-P-O-R-T-I-O-N-M-E-N-T: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, apportionment means “The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of apportionment is apportionments.
How many letters and syllables are in apportionment?
| Letters | 13: A-P-P-O-R-T-I-O-N-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd 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 apportionment?
Apportionment appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 apportionment?
Apportionment 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 apportionment
- apportionments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apportionment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
- 2
USThe distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
- 3
USThe allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apportionment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | partage, répartition |
| German | Aufteilung, Betragserteilung, Umlage, Umlegung , Verteilung |
| Portuguese | repartição |
| Spanish | aporcionamiento, prorrateo, distribución, racionamiento, reparto |
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 apportionment come from?
From apportion + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).