enactment
/ɛnˈæktmənt/noun
enactment is spelled E-N-A-C-T-M-E-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, enactment means “The act of playing the part of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of enactment is enactments.
How many letters and syllables are in enactment?
| Letters | 9: E-N-A-C-T-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is enactment?
Enactment appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th 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 enactment?
- US /ɛnˈæktmənt/
Enactment has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-enactment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of enactment
- enactments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enactment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of playing the part of.
The actors' powerful enactment of the play was breathtaking.
- 2
The act of making (a bill) into law.
The enactment of this law will be a great step backward for our country.
- 3
A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body.
The enactments passed by the council that year included sweeping reforms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enactment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | encenação |
| Spanish | enactuación |
| German | Verabschiedung, Annahme |
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 enactment come from?
From enact + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).