cantonment
/kanˈtɒnmənt/noun
cantonment is spelled C-A-N-T-O-N-M-E-N-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cantonment means “Temporary military living quarters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cantonment is cantonments.
How many letters and syllables are in cantonment?
| Letters | 10: C-A-N-T-O-N-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th 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 cantonment?
Cantonment appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 cantonment?
- UK /kanˈtɒnmənt/
- /kanˈtuːnmənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cantonment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cantonment
- cantonments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cantonment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Temporary military living quarters.
- 2
A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters.
- 3
IndiaA permanent military station.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate cantonment?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of cantonment: cantt..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cantonment come from?
From French cantonnement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).