obtainment
/əbˈteɪn.mənt/
"obtainment" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“obtainment” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of obtaining something; acquisition.
Corpus desk
Index EN-obtainment · obtainment · English
obtainment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obtainment |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əbˈteɪn.mənt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “obtainment” in English
Rare enough to double-check
obtainment is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əbˈteɪn.mənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act of obtaining something; acquisition.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for obtainment, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From obtain + -ment. The correct English form is obtainment, spelled O-B-T-A-I-N-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1The act of obtaining something; acquisition.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how obtainment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
From an old record it appears that Charles I. of England granted numerous monopolies for obtainment of money for his purposes, independently of the Parliamentary grants, among others the manufacture of paper.
Etymology
From obtain + -ment.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.