procurement
/pɹəˈkjʊəɹ.mənt/noun
procurement is spelled P-R-O-C-U-R-E-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, procurement means “The purchasing department of a company” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of procurement is procurements.
How many letters and syllables are in procurement?
| Letters | 11: P-R-O-C-U-R-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is procurement?
Procurement appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st 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 procurement?
- /pɹəˈkjʊə.mənt/
- US /pɹəˈkjʊəɹ.mənt/
- US /pɹoʊˈkjʊəɹ.mənt/
Procurement 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-procurement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with procurement?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as procurement from its last stressed vowel (/ʊəɹmənt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of procurement
- procurements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does procurement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The purchasing department of a company.
- 2
The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.
He was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies.
- 3
Efficient contrivance; management; agency.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate procurement?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of procurement: EPC.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Procurement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | achats , obtention |
| German | Einkauf , Beschaffung |
| Portuguese | compras, suprimentos , obtenção, aquisição |
| Spanish | departamento de compras, procuraduría |
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 procurement come from?
Inherited from Middle English procurement, from Old French procurement, from procurer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).