gentrification
/d͡ʒɛn.tɹɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/noun
gentrification is spelled G-E-N-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gentrification means “The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas and often displaces earlier…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gentrification is gentrifications.
How many letters and syllables are in gentrification?
| Letters | 14: G-E-N-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th 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 gentrification?
Gentrification appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 gentrification?
- /d͡ʒɛn.tɹɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Gentrification has 5 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)-Wodencafe-gentrification.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gentrification
- gentrifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gentrification mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas and often displaces earlier, usually poorer, residents; any example of such a process.
- 2
A geographical area that is gradually becoming prosperous due to investment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gentrification in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process of renewal accompanying an influx of relatively affluent people:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | embourgeoisement, gentrification |
| German | Gentrifizierung, Gentrifikation |
| Portuguese | gentrificação, aburguesamento |
| Spanish | gentrificación, aburguesamiento |
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 gentrification come from?
From gentry + -ification, after gentrify. Coined by German-born British sociologist Ruth Glass in 1964.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).