Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encumberment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-cum-ber-ment
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

encumbrance

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English encombrement, from Old French encombrement. By surface analysis, encumber + -ment.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: encombrement

Usage

Inflected Forms

encumberments (plural)

Questions

What does encumberment mean?
encumbrance
Where does encumberment come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce encumberment

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