obtainment
ob·tain·ment/əbˈteɪn.mənt/noun
obtainment is spelled O-B-T-A-I-N-M-E-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables (ob·tain·ment). It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, obtainment means “The act of obtaining something; acquisition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of obtainment is obtainments.
How many letters and syllables are in obtainment?
| Letters | 10: O-B-T-A-I-N-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ob·tain·ment |
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th 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 obtainment?
Obtainment appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 obtainment?
- /əbˈteɪn.mənt/
Obtainment has 3 syllables, split ob·tain·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-obtainment.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of obtainment
- obtainments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does obtainment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of obtaining something; acquisition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Obtainment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or conce:
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 obtainment come from?
From obtain + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).