inducement
in·duce·ment/ɪnˈdjuːsmənt/noun
inducement is spelled I-N-D-U-C-E-M-E-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables (in·duce·ment). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, inducement means “An incentive that helps bring about a desired state” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of inducement is inducements.
How many letters and syllables are in inducement?
| Letters | 10: I-N-D-U-C-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·duce·ment |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,129th 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 inducement?
Inducement appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th 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 inducement?
- UK /ɪnˈdjuːsmənt/
- British /ɪnˈd͡ʒʉwsmənt/
- /ɪnˈdusmənt/
Inducement has 3 syllables, split in·duce·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-inducement.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-عُثمان_(Middle_river_exports)-inducement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inducement
- inducements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inducement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An incentive that helps bring about a desired state.
- 2
In some contexts, this can imply bribery.
Citation of Richard Stallman ...it won't run on a free platform and (...) your program is actually an inducement for people to install non-free software.
- 3
An introductory statement of facts or background information.
- 4
The act of placing a port on a vessel's itinerary because the volume of cargo offered at that port justifies the cost of routing the vessel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inducement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an incentive:
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 inducement come from?
From induce + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).