enrichment
/ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ.mənt/noun
enrichment is spelled E-N-R-I-C-H-M-E-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, enrichment means “The act of enriching or something enriched” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of enrichment is enrichments.
How many letters and syllables are in enrichment?
| Letters | 10: E-N-R-I-C-H-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th 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 enrichment?
Enrichment appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th 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 enrichment?
- /ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ.mənt/
- [ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ.mn̩t]
Enrichment 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-enrichment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of enrichment
- enrichments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enrichment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of enriching or something enriched.
- 2
The process of making enriched uranium.
- 3
The addition of sugar to grape juice used to make wine; chaptalization.
- 4
Extracurricular activities for students.
- 5
Stimulation provided for the mental wellbeing of a captive animal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enrichment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | enrichissement |
| German | Bereicherung , Anreicherung |
| Spanish | enriquecimiento |
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 enrichment come from?
From enrich + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).