conferment
noun
conferment is spelled C-O-N-F-E-R-M-E-N-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conferment means “The act of conferring; a presentation or bestowal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conferment is conferments.
How many letters and syllables are in conferment?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-F-E-R-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 conferment?
Conferment appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 conferment
- conferments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conferment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of conferring; a presentation or bestowal.
a ceremony for the conferment of academic degrees
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conferment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | conferimiento |
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 conferment come from?
From confer + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).