redemption
/ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/noun
redemption is spelled R-E-D-E-M-P-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, redemption means “The act of redeeming or something redeemed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of redemption is redemptions.
How many letters and syllables are in redemption?
| Letters | 10: R-E-D-E-M-P-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.6 times per million words; the 9,313th 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 redemption?
Redemption appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th 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 redemption?
- /ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/
Redemption 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: En-us-redemption.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of redemption
- redemptions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does redemption mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of redeeming or something redeemed.
- 2
The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article.
- 3
The conversion (of a security) into cash.
- 4
Salvation from sin.
- 5
Rescue upon payment of a ransom.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Redemption in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rédemption |
| German | Erlösung , Loskauf |
| Portuguese | redenção , amortização , resgate |
| Spanish | redención , amortización |
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 redemption come from?
From Middle English redempcioun, from Old French redemption, from Latin redemptio. Doublet of ransom. Displaced native Old English ālīesung, ālīesnes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).