postponement
noun
postponement is spelled P-O-S-T-P-O-N-E-M-E-N-T: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, postponement means “A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of postponement is postponements.
How many letters and syllables are in postponement?
| Letters | 12: P-O-S-T-P-O-N-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| 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 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 postponement?
Postponement 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 postponement?
Postponement 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-postponement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of postponement
- postponements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does postponement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
The lawyer asked for a postponement in the trial so he could spend more time preparing before it began.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Postponement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state of being adjourned:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ajournement |
| German | Aufschub, Verschiebung |
| Spanish | postposición, posposición |
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 postponement come from?
From postpone + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).