enjoyment
/ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/noun
enjoyment is spelled E-N-J-O-Y-M-E-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, enjoyment means “The condition of enjoying anything” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of enjoyment is enjoyments.
How many letters and syllables are in enjoyment?
| Letters | 9: E-N-J-O-Y-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.5 times per million words; the 9,463rd 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 enjoyment?
Enjoyment appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd 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 enjoyment?
- /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/
- /ənˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/
- /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/
Enjoyment 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: En-us-enjoyment.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of enjoyment
- enjoyments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enjoyment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of enjoying anything.
Few activities better the enjoyment of a hearty meal eaten in good company.
- 2
An enjoyable state of mind; a feeling of satisfaction or delight from a situation.
I experienced more enjoyment from summer camp than any part of school.
- 3
An activity that gives pleasure.
- 4
The exercise of a legal right.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enjoyment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the condition of enjoying anything:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jouissance, plaisir |
| German | Genuss, Vergnügen |
| Portuguese | gozo |
| Spanish | disfrute, gozo, gozamiento, gozadera, regocijo, holganza |
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 enjoyment come from?
From enjoy + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).