enjoyment

/ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/

//ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt// noun

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"enjoyment" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“enjoyment” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,466. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,466
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The condition of enjoying anything.

Corpus desk

Index EN-enjoyment · enjoyment · English

enjoyment · rank #9,466 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,466
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH elephants

Nearest frequency peer: elephants (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “enjoyment”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “enjoyment” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

enjoyment vs enrolment
78% similar
enjoyment vs endowment
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for enjoyment
PropertyValue
Headwordenjoyment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,466
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “enjoyment”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).enjoymentlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “elephants” (#9,465), “exhaust” (#9,467), “Eleanor” (#9,464). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “enjoyment” is #9,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around enjoyment (IPA /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,466 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for enjoyment, with forms such as "ejnoyment", "enjjoyment", and "enjomyent". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "enrolment", "endowment", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From enjoy + -ment. The correct English form is enjoyment, spelled E-N-J-O-Y-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The condition of enjoying anything.
  2. 2
    An enjoyable state of mind.
  3. 3
    An activity that gives pleasure.
  4. 4
    The exercise of a legal right.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Few activities better the enjoyment of a hearty meal eaten in good company.
  2. Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better.

Etymology

From enjoy + -ment.

This word in other languages

disfrute(Español)jouissance(Français)Genuss(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejnoyment
  • enjjoyment
  • enjomyent
  • enjoyemnt
  • enjoymennt
  • enjoymentt
  • enjoymetn
  • enjoymment
  • enjoymnet
  • enjoyyment
  • enjyoment
  • ennjoyment
  • enojyment
  • nejoyment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enjoyment - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ejnoyment2enjjoyment1enjomyent2enjoyemnt2enjoymennt1enjoymentt1enjoymetn2enjoymment1
Edit distance from "enjoyment"

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 "enjoyment"?
"enjoyment" is spelled E-N-J-O-Y-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/.
What does "enjoyment" mean?
As a noun, "enjoyment" means: The condition of enjoying anything.
What words are commonly confused with "enjoyment"?
"enjoyment" is commonly confused with "enrolment", "endowment". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enjoyment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enjoyment" is /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "enjoyment"?
From enjoy + -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 "enjoyment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

elephants#9,465healthier#9,478honorable#9,480carpenter#9,449

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

infectious14 variantsinterpret14 variantswillingness14 variantsWellington14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list