compartment
com·part·ment/kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/noun, verb
compartment is spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-T-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables (com·part·ment). It appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, compartment means “A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of compartment is compartments.
How many letters and syllables are in compartment?
| Letters | 11: C-O-M-P-A-R-T-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: com·part·ment |
| In writing | 4.4 times per million words; the 12,216th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is compartment?
Compartment appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th 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 compartment?
- US /kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/
- UK /kəmˈpɑːtmənt/
Compartment has 3 syllables, split com·part·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-compartment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with compartment?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as compartment from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹtmənt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of compartment
- compartments plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- compartmenting participle, present
- compartmented participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does compartment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.
Two men were seated in a well-lit compartment of a third-class railway carriage.
- 2
One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.
- 3
The part of a protein that serves a specific function.
- 4
A mound (often of grass), shelf (of e.g. wall) or other thing beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.
- 5
A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane.
verb
- 1
To arrange in separate compartments.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Compartment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | compartiment , terrasse |
| German | Abteil , Postament |
| Portuguese | compartimento |
| Spanish | compartimiento, compartimento , terraza |
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.