impoundment
noun
impoundment is spelled I-M-P-O-U-N-D-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, impoundment means “A body of water impounded within an enclosure, such as a reservoir” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of impoundment is impoundments.
How many letters and syllables are in impoundment?
| Letters | 11: I-M-P-O-U-N-D-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd 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 impoundment?
Impoundment appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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 impoundment?
Impoundment 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 impoundment
- impoundments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impoundment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A body of water impounded within an enclosure, such as a reservoir.
- 2
The act of impounding.
- 3
The state of being impounded.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impoundment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The act of impounding:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | inmovilización |
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 impoundment come from?
From impound + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).