prejudgment
noun, adjective
prejudgment is spelled P-R-E-J-U-D-G-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prejudgment means “A judgment made before evidence has been presented, a prejudice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prejudgment is prejudgments.
How many letters and syllables are in prejudgment?
| Letters | 11: P-R-E-J-U-D-G-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 prejudgment?
Prejudgment appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 prejudgment?
Prejudgment 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).
Forms of prejudgment
- prejudgments plural
- prejudgement
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prejudgment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A judgment made before evidence has been presented, a prejudice.
- 2
The act of prejudging; an act of forming a premature opinion or judgment about someone or something.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to or occurring during the period preceding entry of judgment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prejudgment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense judgment made before the evidence has been presented:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Vorverurteilung |
| Spanish | prejuzgamiento |
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 prejudgment come from?
From pre- + judgment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).