arrestment
noun
arrestment is spelled A-R-R-E-S-T-M-E-N-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arrestment means “The action of arresting (in any sense)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of arrestment is arrestments.
How many letters and syllables are in arrestment?
| Letters | 10: A-R-R-E-S-T-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 arrestment?
Arrestment appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 arrestment
- arrestments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arrestment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The action of arresting (in any sense)
- 2
ScotlandThe process that prohibits a debtor from making payment to the creditor until another debt due to the person making use of the arrestment by such creditor is paid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does arrestment come from?
From arrest + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).