entrenchment
noun
entrenchment is spelled E-N-T-R-E-N-C-H-M-E-N-T: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, entrenchment means “The process of entrenching or something which entrenches” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of entrenchment is entrenchments.
How many letters and syllables are in entrenchment?
| Letters | 12: E-N-T-R-E-N-C-H-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th 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 entrenchment?
Entrenchment appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 entrenchment?
Entrenchment 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).
Forms of entrenchment
- entrenchments plural
- intrenchment
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does entrenchment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of entrenching or something which entrenches
- 2
A fortification constructed of trenches
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Entrenchment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense 2. A fortification constructed of trenches:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | retranchement |
| German | Verschanzung, Schanzanlage, Schanze |
| Portuguese | entrincheiramento, tranqueira |
| Spanish | atrincheramiento |
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 entrenchment come from?
From entrench + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).