reformatory
/ɹəˈfɔɹməˌtɔɹi/adjective, noun
reformatory is spelled R-E-F-O-R-M-A-T-O-R-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, reformatory means “Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reformatory?
| Letters | 11: R-E-F-O-R-M-A-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,108th 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 reformatory?
Reformatory appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th 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 reformatory?
- US /ɹəˈfɔɹməˌtɔɹi/
- UK /ɹɪˈfɔː(ɹ)mətəɹi/
- UK /ɹɪˈfɔː(ɹ)mətɹi/
Reformatory has 5 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-reformatory.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of reformatory
- more reformatory comparative
- most reformatory superlative
- reformatories plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reformatory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative.
noun
- 1
A prison, especially one for juveniles; a reform school.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).