elopement
/ɪˈloʊpmənt/noun
elopement is spelled E-L-O-P-E-M-E-N-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, elopement means “The act of running away from home with a paramour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of elopement is elopements.
How many letters and syllables are in elopement?
| Letters | 9: E-L-O-P-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 elopement?
Elopement appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 elopement?
- /ɪˈloʊpmənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-elopement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of elopement
- elopements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does elopement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of running away from home with a paramour.
- 2
The act of running away secretly for the purpose of getting married.
- 3
The act of running away from home (for any reason).
- 4
The act of a person with dementia or other mental illness wandering away from the area where they are safe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Elopement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | élopement , disparition |
| German | Durchbrennen , Fortlaufen |
| Spanish | fuga amorosa, huida por amor , huida , fuga matrimonial, huida maridable |
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 elopement come from?
From elope + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).