pavement
pave·ment/ˈpeɪvm(ə)nt/noun
pavement is spelled P-A-V-E-M-E-N-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables (pave·ment). It appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pavement means “A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pavement is pavements.
How many letters and syllables are in pavement?
| Letters | 8: P-A-V-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pave·ment |
| In writing | 4.1 times per million words; the 12,764th 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 pavement?
Pavement appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th 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 pavement?
- US /ˈpeɪvm(ə)nt/
Pavement has 2 syllables, split pave·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-pavement.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-pavement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pavement
- pavements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pavement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
- 2
CanadaIrelandUKUSA paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
- 3
CanadaUSA paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface.
- 4
CanadaUSThe paved part of an area other than a road or sidewalk, such as a cobblestone plaza, asphalt schoolyard or playground, or parking lot.
- 5
Interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings.
- 6
The interior flooring of a church sanctuary, between the communion rail and the altar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pavement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | revêtement, chaussée , pavement |
| German | Asphalt, Pflaster, Steinpflaster, Kopfsteinpflaster, Straßenpflaster, Strassenpflaster |
| Portuguese | pavimento |
| Spanish | pavimento, pavimiento |
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 pavement come from?
From Middle English pament, from Anglo-Norman pavement and reinforced by Middle French pavement; both from Latin pavīmentum (“paved surface or floor”), from pavīre (“to beat, to ram, to tread down”). Morphologically pave + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).