chastisement
/ˈt͡ʃæstəzmənt/noun
chastisement is spelled C-H-A-S-T-I-S-E-M-E-N-T: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chastisement means “The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chastisement is chastisements.
How many letters and syllables are in chastisement?
| Letters | 12: C-H-A-S-T-I-S-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th 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 chastisement?
Chastisement appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th 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 chastisement?
- /ˈt͡ʃæstəzmənt/
- /ˈt͡ʃæstɪzmənt/
- /t͡ʃæˈstaɪzmənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-chastisement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chastisement
- chastisements plural
- chastizement
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chastisement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chastisement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of chastising; rebuke; punishment:
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.