bemusement
/bəˈmjuːzmənt/noun
bemusement is spelled B-E-M-U-S-E-M-E-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bemusement means “The state of being bemused” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bemusement is bemusements.
How many letters and syllables are in bemusement?
| Letters | 10: B-E-M-U-S-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 bemusement?
Bemusement appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 bemusement?
- /bəˈmjuːzmənt/
- /bɪ-/
Bemusement 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).
Forms of bemusement
- bemusements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bemusement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being bemused.
Near-synonyms: preoccupation, perplexity, bewilderment, speechlessness (all sometimes overlapping in meaning)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bemusement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being bemused:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | préoccupation |
| German | Verblüffung, Verwirrung, Irritierung, Nachdenklichkeit, Verwunderung |
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 bemusement come from?
From bemuse + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).