impeachment
im·peach·ment/ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ.mənt/noun
impeachment is spelled I-M-P-E-A-C-H-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables (im·peach·ment). It appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, impeachment means “The act of calling into question or challenging the accuracy or propriety of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of impeachment is impeachments.
How many letters and syllables are in impeachment?
| Letters | 11: I-M-P-E-A-C-H-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: im·peach·ment |
| In writing | 3.9 times per million words; the 13,127th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is impeachment?
Impeachment appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th 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 impeachment?
- /ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ.mənt/
Impeachment has 3 syllables, split im·peach·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-impeachment.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of impeachment
- impeachments plural
- empeachment
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impeachment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of calling into question or challenging the accuracy or propriety of something.
- 2
A demonstration in a court of law, or before another finder of fact, that a witness was ingenuine before, and is therefore less likely to tell the truth now.
- 3
UKAn accusation that a person has committed a crime against the state, such as treason.
- 4
USThe act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.
- 5
The state of being impeached.
- 6
archaicHindrance; impediment; obstruction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impeachment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Abqualifizierung, Diskreditierung, Herabwürdigung, Infragestellen, Infragestellung , Anklage wegen Landesverrats |
| Spanish | impugnación , impeachment, acusación de desafuero, proceso de destitución, juicio político, suspensión |
| French | destitution, impeachment |
| Portuguese | destituição, impugnação, impeachment |
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.