interment
/ɪnˈtɝmənt/noun
interment is spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-E-N-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, interment means “The act of burying a dead body; burial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of interment is interments.
How many letters and syllables are in interment?
| Letters | 9: I-N-T-E-R-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is interment?
Interment appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 interment?
- US /ɪnˈtɝmənt/
- UK /ɪnˈtɜːmənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-interment.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with interment?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as interment from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹmənt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of interment
- interments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does interment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of burying a dead body; burial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Interment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The act of burying a dead body; burial:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Beerdigung |
| Portuguese | enterro |
| Spanish | entierro |
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 interment come from?
From Middle English enterement, interment, from Old French enterrement. By surface analysis, inter + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).