encumberment
"encumberment" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“encumberment” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - encumbrance
Corpus desk
Index EN-encumberment · encumberment · English
encumberment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encumberment |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “encumberment” in English
Rare enough to double-check
encumberment is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "encumbrance".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for encumberment, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English encombrement, from Old French encombrement. By surface analysis, encumber + -ment. The correct English form is encumberment, spelled E-N-C-U-M-B-E-R-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1encumbrance
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how encumberment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The paths of art, so choked and so dangerous, are, despite encumberment and obstacles, day by day more crowded, and consequently Bohemians were never more numerous.
Then she realized that, in a peculiar lapse of abstraction, she had forgotten about his encumberment.
Etymology
From Middle English encombrement, from Old French encombrement. By surface analysis, encumber + -ment.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.