bereavement
/bɪˈrivmənt/noun
bereavement is spelled B-E-R-E-A-V-E-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bereavement means “The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bereavement is bereavements.
How many letters and syllables are in bereavement?
| Letters | 11: B-E-R-E-A-V-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th 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 bereavement?
Bereavement appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 bereavement?
- UK /bɪˈriːvmənt/
- US /bɪˈrivmənt/
- US /bi-/
Bereavement 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)-Flame,_not_lame-bereavement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bereavement
- bereavements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bereavement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bereavement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by d:
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 bereavement come from?
From bereave + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).