easement
ease·ment/ˈizmənt/noun
easement is spelled E-A-S-E-M-E-N-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables (ease·ment). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, easement means “An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of easement is easements.
How many letters and syllables are in easement?
| Letters | 8: E-A-S-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ease·ment |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th 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 easement?
Easement appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th 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 easement?
- UK /ˈiːzm(ə)nt/
- US /ˈizmənt/
Easement has 2 syllables, split ease·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-easement.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of easement
- easements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does easement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).
The power company has an easement to put their electricity poles along the edge of this land.
- 2
An element such as a baseboard, handrail, etc., that is curved instead of abruptly changing direction.
- 3
archaicEasing; relief; assistance; support.
But now, thought I, if this ſin is not unto death, then it is pardonable; therefore from this I have encouragement to come to God by Chriſt for mercy; to conſider the promiſe of forgiveneſs, as that which ſtands with open arms to receive me
- 4
archaicThe act of relieving oneself: defecating or urinating.
- 5
Transition spiral curve track between a straight or tangent track and a circular curved track of a certain radius or selected radius.
- 6
Gratification.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Easement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | servitude |
| German | Dienstbarkeit |
| Portuguese | servidão |
| Spanish | servidumbre, serventía , alivio |
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 easement come from?
From Anglo-Norman aisement, easement, eisement, esament, esement, and Middle French aisement (“comfort, convenience, ease, facility, opportunity; a benefit, relief; a right to use land, a thing, etc.; a privy”), from aisier (“to put at ease; to facilitate”) + -ment (“-ment, suffix forming nouns, usually the action or state resulting from verbs”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).