distraint
noun
distraint is spelled D-I-S-T-R-A-I-N-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, distraint means “The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of distraint is distraints.
How many letters and syllables are in distraint?
| Letters | 9: D-I-S-T-R-A-I-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 distraint?
Distraint appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 distraint
- distraints plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does distraint mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Distraint in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | saisie-exécution, saisie mobilière, saisie-arrêt |
| Spanish | embargo, peindra (disused) |
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 distraint come from?
From distrain, on the model of such pairs as constrain, constraint and restrain, restraint.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).