requirement
/ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/noun
requirement is spelled R-E-Q-U-I-R-E-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, requirement means “A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of requirement is requirements.
How many letters and syllables are in requirement?
| Letters | 11: R-E-Q-U-I-R-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 18 times per million words; the 4,589th 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 requirement?
Requirement appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,589th 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 requirement?
- UK /ɹɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nt/
- US /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/
- US /ɹɪˈkwɑɹmənt/
Requirement 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-requirement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of requirement
- requirements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does requirement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
Near-synonyms: necessity, prerequisite, requisite, condition, rule
- 2
Something asked.
Near-synonym: request
- 3
A statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.
Near-synonyms: specification, rule
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate requirement?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of requirement: reqmt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Requirement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exigence, besoin , demande , contrainte |
| German | Anforderung |
| Portuguese | exigência, requisito , pedido |
| Spanish | exigencia, requisito, requerimiento |
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 requirement come from?
From require + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).