embracement
noun
embracement is spelled E-M-B-R-A-C-E-M-E-N-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, embracement means “An act of encircling another with one's arms and pulling them to one's chest, a hug” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of embracement is embracements.
How many letters and syllables are in embracement?
| Letters | 11: E-M-B-R-A-C-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 embracement?
Embracement appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 embracement
- embracements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does embracement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act of encircling another with one's arms and pulling them to one's chest, a hug.
- 2
The state of embracing, inclusion.
- 3
An act of embracing, full acceptance.
- 4
An enclosure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does embracement come from?
From Middle English embracement, enbracement, from Old French embrassement; equivalent to embrace + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).