endearment

noun

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"endearment" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“endearment” is uncommon English (frequency #52,927 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,927
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act or process of endearing, of causing (something or someone) to be loved or to be the object of affection.

Corpus desk

Index EN-endearment · endearment · English

endearment · rank #52,927 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,927
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH encamped

Nearest frequency peer: encamped (-3 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “endearment”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “endearment” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for endearment
PropertyValue
Headwordendearment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,927
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “endearment” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).endearmentfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “encamped” (#52,924), “enthroned” (#52,930), “Elvin” (#52,923). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “endearment” is #52,927. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

endearment is uncommon English at frequency #52,927 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for endearment in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From endear + -ment. The correct English form is endearment, spelled E-N-D-E-A-R-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act or process of endearing, of causing (something or someone) to be loved or to be the object of affection.
  2. 2
    The state or characteristic of being endeared.
  3. 3
    An expression of affection.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how endearment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Every step of that walk led Jeff deeper into an excursion of endearment. It was amazingly true that he trod beside her an acknowledged friend, a secret lover.
  2. He could not forget the fond and earnest look that had passed between her and some other man—the attitude of familiar confidence, if not of positive endearment.

Etymology

From endear + -ment.

This word in other languages

cariño(Español)affection(Français)Zärtlichkeit(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "endearment"?
"endearment" is spelled E-N-D-E-A-R-M-E-N-T.
What does "endearment" mean?
As a noun, "endearment" means: The act or process of endearing, of causing (something or someone) to be loved or to be the object of affection.
What is the origin of the word "endearment"?
From endear + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "endearment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list