refoulement
re·foule·ment/ɹəˌfulˈmɑn/noun
refoulement is spelled R-E-F-O-U-L-E-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables (re·foule·ment). It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, refoulement means “The involuntary sending of refugees or asylum seekers to their country of origin or another one, where they are likely to face persecution and harm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of refoulement is refoulements.
How many letters and syllables are in refoulement?
| Letters | 11: R-E-F-O-U-L-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: re·foule·ment |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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; 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 refoulement?
Refoulement appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 refoulement?
- UK /ɹəˈfuːlmɒ̃/
- US /ɹəˌfulˈmɑn/
Refoulement has 3 syllables, split re·foule·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with refoulement?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as refoulement from its last stressed vowel (/ɑn/):
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 refoulement
- refoulements plural
- refoulment
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does refoulement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The involuntary sending of refugees or asylum seekers to their country of origin or another one, where they are likely to face persecution and harm.
- 2
An instance thereof.
- 3
archaicThe forced relocation of a group of people.
- 4
archaicAn instance of that relocation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Refoulement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | refoulement |
| German | Zurückweisung unter Zwang, Zwangsabschiebung, Zwangsdeportation, Ausschaffung , Zwangsumsiedlung, Vertreibung |
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.