shipment
/ˈʃɪpmənt/noun
shipment is spelled S-H-I-P-M-E-N-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shipment means “A load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shipment is shipments.
How many letters and syllables are in shipment?
| Letters | 8: S-H-I-P-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.8 times per million words; the 10,196th 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 shipment?
Shipment appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th 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 shipment?
- US /ˈʃɪpmənt/
Shipment has 2 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-shipment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shipment
- shipments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shipment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship).
We're expecting another shipment of oranges tomorrow.
- 2
The act of transporting goods.
Shipment of hazardous waste on this route is strictly prohibited.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate shipment?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of shipment: shpmt., shpt, shpt..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shipment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cargaison |
| German | Lieferung , Transport |
| Portuguese | carregamento |
| Spanish | cargamento, envío, encargo, remesa , transporte |
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 shipment come from?
From ship + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).