effacement
noun
effacement is spelled E-F-F-A-C-E-M-E-N-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, effacement means “The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of effacement is effacements.
How many letters and syllables are in effacement?
| Letters | 10: E-F-F-A-C-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 effacement?
Effacement appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 effacement
- effacements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does effacement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement.
- 2
Withdrawal in order to make oneself inconspicuous; the making of oneself inconspicuous.
- 3
A shortening, or thinning, of the cervix before or during early labour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Effacement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense withdraw in order to make oneself inconspicuous:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | effacement |
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 effacement come from?
Borrowed from French effacement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).