enjoyment
/ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/
"enjoyment" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“enjoyment” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #9,466 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,466
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The condition of enjoying anything.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enjoyment |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #9,466 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “enjoyment” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for enjoyment is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,466 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1The condition of enjoying anything.
- 2An enjoyable state of mind.
- 3An activity that gives pleasure.
- 4The exercise of a legal right.
Etymology
From enjoy + -ment.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “enjoyment”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-N-J-O-Y-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “enrolment” - see the side-by-side comparison. enjoyment vs enrolment
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.