garnishment
noun
garnishment is spelled G-A-R-N-I-S-H-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, garnishment means “A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of garnishment is garnishments.
How many letters and syllables are in garnishment?
| Letters | 11: G-A-R-N-I-S-H-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd 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 garnishment?
Garnishment appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 garnishment?
Garnishment 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 garnishment
- garnishments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does garnishment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Garnishment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to :
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Pfändung, Zahlungsverbot an den Drittschuldner |
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 garnishment come from?
From garnish + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).