banishment
ban·ish·ment/ˈbænɪʃmənt/noun
banishment is spelled B-A-N-I-S-H-M-E-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables (ban·ish·ment). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, banishment means “The act of banishing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of banishment is banishments.
How many letters and syllables are in banishment?
| Letters | 10: B-A-N-I-S-H-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ban·ish·ment |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd 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 banishment?
Banishment appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 banishment?
- /ˈbænɪʃmənt/
- /ˈbɛə̯nɪʃmənt/
- /ˈbeə̯nɪʃmənt/
Banishment has 3 syllables, split ban·ish·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-banishment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of banishment
- banishments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does banishment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of banishing.
The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal.
- 2
The state of being banished, exile.
He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Banishment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bannissement , banni |
| Spanish | exilio |
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 banishment come from?
From banish + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).