emolument
emo·lu·ment/ɪˈmɒljʊmənt/noun
emolument is spelled E-M-O-L-U-M-E-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables (emo·lu·ment). It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, emolument means “Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of emolument is emoluments.
How many letters and syllables are in emolument?
| Letters | 9: E-M-O-L-U-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: emo·lu·ment |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 emolument?
Emolument appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 emolument?
- UK /ɪˈmɒljʊmənt/
- UK /ɛ-/
- UK /-jə-/
Emolument has 3 syllables, split emo·lu·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-emolument.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of emolument
- emoluments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emolument mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.
- 2
archaicMulture paid to a miller.
- 3
Material benefit, either direct or indirect.
Near-synonym: inurement
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Emolument in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense payment for an office or employment:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | émolument |
| German | Vergütung, Honorar, Diät |
| Portuguese | emolumento |
| Spanish | emolumento, pie de altar |
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 emolument come from?
From Middle English emolument, from Old French emolument, from Latin ēmolumentum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).