nourishment
nour·ish·ment/ˈnɝɪʃmənt/noun
nourishment is spelled N-O-U-R-I-S-H-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables (nour·ish·ment). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nourishment means “The act of nourishing or the state of being nourished” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nourishment is nourishments.
How many letters and syllables are in nourishment?
| Letters | 11: N-O-U-R-I-S-H-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: nour·ish·ment |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th 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 nourishment?
Nourishment appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 nourishment?
- UK /ˈnʌɹɪʃmənt/
- US /ˈnɝɪʃmənt/
- US /ˈnʊɹɪʃmənt/
Nourishment has 3 syllables, split nour·ish·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-nourishment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nourishment
- nourishments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nourishment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of nourishing or the state of being nourished.
- 2
Something that nourishes; food.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nourishment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Ernährung , Nahrung |
| Portuguese | nutrição , sustância, sustança, alimento |
| French | nourriture |
| Spanish | pábulo |
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 nourishment come from?
From Middle English norisshement, from Middle French, from Old French norissement, from norrir, equivalent to nourish + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).