impressment
im·press·ment/ɪmˈpɹɛsmənt/noun
impressment is spelled I-M-P-R-E-S-S-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables (im·press·ment). It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, impressment means “The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service, especially military service and (most often) naval service” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of impressment is impressments.
How many letters and syllables are in impressment?
| Letters | 11: I-M-P-R-E-S-S-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: im·press·ment |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 impressment?
Impressment appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 impressment?
- /ɪmˈpɹɛsmənt/
Impressment has 3 syllables, split im·press·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of impressment
- impressments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impressment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service, especially military service and (most often) naval service.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does impressment come from?
From impress + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).