measurement
/ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.mənt/noun
measurement is spelled M-E-A-S-U-R-E-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, measurement means “The act of measuring” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of measurement is measurements.
How many letters and syllables are in measurement?
| Letters | 11: M-E-A-S-U-R-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,565th 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 measurement?
Measurement appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,565th 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 measurement?
- UK /ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/
- US /ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.mənt/
- US [ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.mn̩t]
Measurement 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-measurement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of measurement
- measurements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does measurement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of measuring.
- 2
Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate measurement?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of measurement: meas..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Measurement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mesure |
| German | Messung , Maß, Messwert, Maßangabe, Messen(von etwas), Aufmaß |
| Portuguese | medida, medição, mensuração |
| Spanish | medida, medición, medidas, mediciones |
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 measurement come from?
From measure + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).