bestowment
noun
bestowment is spelled B-E-S-T-O-W-M-E-N-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bestowment means “The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bestowment is bestowments.
How many letters and syllables are in bestowment?
| Letters | 10: B-E-S-T-O-W-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 bestowment?
Bestowment appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 bestowment
- bestowments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bestowment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal
- 2
Something, such as an honour, that is bestowed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bestowment come from?
From bestow + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).