encasement
noun
encasement is spelled E-N-C-A-S-E-M-E-N-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, encasement means “The act of encasing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of encasement is encasements.
How many letters and syllables are in encasement?
| Letters | 10: E-N-C-A-S-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 encasement?
Encasement appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 encasement
- encasements plural
- incasement
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does encasement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of encasing.
- 2
Something that encases.
- 3
The early genetic theory of emboîtement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does encasement come from?
From encase + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).