prepayment
/ˌpɹiːˈpeɪ.mənt/noun
prepayment is spelled P-R-E-P-A-Y-M-E-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prepayment means “A payment in advance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prepayment is prepayments.
How many letters and syllables are in prepayment?
| Letters | 10: P-R-E-P-A-Y-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th 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 prepayment?
Prepayment appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 prepayment?
- /ˌpɹiːˈpeɪ.mənt/
Prepayment 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)-NaomiAmethyst-prepayment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prepayment
- prepayments plural
- pre-payment
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prepayment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A payment in advance.
- 2
A cost paid in a fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the cost is recognized
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prepayment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense payment in advance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prépaiement |
| German | Vorauszahlung |
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 prepayment come from?
From pre- + payment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).