dismantlement
noun
dismantlement is spelled D-I-S-M-A-N-T-L-E-M-E-N-T: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dismantlement means “The act of dismantling; disassembly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dismantlement is dismantlements.
How many letters and syllables are in dismantlement?
| Letters | 13: D-I-S-M-A-N-T-L-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dismantlement?
Dismantlement appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 dismantlement?
Dismantlement has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dismantlement
- dismantlements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dismantlement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of dismantling; disassembly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dismantlement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | démantèlement, démontage |
| Spanish | desmantelamiento |
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.