enslavement
noun
enslavement is spelled E-N-S-L-A-V-E-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, enslavement means “The act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of enslavement is enslavements.
How many letters and syllables are in enslavement?
| Letters | 11: E-N-S-L-A-V-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd 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 enslavement?
Enslavement appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 enslavement?
Enslavement 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-enslavement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of enslavement
- enslavements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enslavement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enslavement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | asservissement, esclavage, esclavagisation |
| German | Versklavung |
| Spanish | esclavización |
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 enslavement come from?
From enslave + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).