entombment
/ɪnˈtuːm.mənt/
"entombment" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“entombment” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of entombing or the state of being entombed
Corpus desk
Index EN-entombment · entombment · English
entombment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entombment |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪnˈtuːm.mənt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “entombment” in English
Rare enough to double-check
entombment is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪnˈtuːm.mənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for entombment in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From entomb + -ment. The correct English form is entombment, spelled E-N-T-O-M-B-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1The act of entombing or the state of being entombed
- 2The decommissioning of a radioactive site by encasing it in concrete
Etymology
From entomb + -ment.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.