enslavement

noun

"enslavement" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“enslavement” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #34,044 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#34,044
frequency rank, English
11
letters
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage

Key facts for enslavement
PropertyValue
Headwordenslavement
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#34,044
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enslavement” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for enslavement is 11 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #34,044 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for enslavement, with forms such as "enlsavement", "ennslavement", and "ensalvement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From enslave + -ment. The correct English form is enslavement, spelled E-N-S-L-A-V-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage

Etymology

From enslave + -ment.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enlsavement,ennslavement,ensalvement,enslaevment,enslaveemnt,enslavemennt,enslavementt,enslavemetn,enslavemment,enslavemnet,enslavmeent,enslavvement,ensllavement,enslvaement,ensslavement,esnlavement,neslavement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enslavement - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

enlsavement2ennslavement1ensalvement2enslaevment2enslaveemnt2enslavemennt1enslavementt1enslavemetn2
Edit distance from "enslavement"

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 "enslavement"?
"enslavement" is spelled E-N-S-L-A-V-E-M-E-N-T.
What does "enslavement" mean?
As a noun, "enslavement" means: The act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
What are common misspellings of "enslavement"?
Common misspellings include "enlsavement", "ennslavement", "ensalvement", "enslaevment", "enslaveemnt". The correct spelling is "enslavement".
What is the origin of the word "enslavement"?
From enslave + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “enslavement”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is E-N-S-L-A-V-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list