removal
re·mov·al/ɹɪˈmu.vəl/noun
removal is spelled R-E-M-O-V-A-L: 7 letters and 3 syllables (re·mov·al). It appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, removal means “The process of removing or the fact of being removed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of removal is removals.
How many letters and syllables are in removal?
| Letters | 7: R-E-M-O-V-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: re·mov·al |
| In writing | 22 times per million words; the 3,939th 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 removal?
Removal appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th 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 removal?
- UK /ɹɪˈmuː.vəl/
- US /ɹɪˈmu.vəl/
- US /ɹəˈmuː.vəl/
Removal has 3 syllables, split re·mov·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-removal.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with removal?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as removal from its last stressed vowel (/uvəl/):
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 removal
- removals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does removal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of removing or the fact of being removed.
- 2
The relocation of a business etc.
- 3
The dismissal of someone from office.
The board decided the removal of the branch manager was the best option after his misbehaviour.
- 4
IrelandAn evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased.
- 5
slangMurder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Removal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | enlèvement, élimination, prélèvement , déménagement , destitution |
| Portuguese | remoção, eliminação |
| Spanish | remoción, eliminación, removimiento, quitamiento, quitación, extracción |
| German | Umzug , Entlassung |
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 removal come from?
From remove + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).