abolition
/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/noun
abolition is spelled A-B-O-L-I-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abolition means “The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abolition is abolitions.
How many letters and syllables are in abolition?
| Letters | 9: A-B-O-L-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,731st 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 abolition?
Abolition appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st 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 abolition?
- /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
- /əˈbɔː.lɪ.ʃən/
Abolition has 4 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: EN-AU_ck1_abolition.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of abolition
- abolitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abolition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
the abolition of debts; the abolition of laws; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of police; the abolition of taxes
- 2
The state of being abolished.
- 3
UKUSThe ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
- 4
AustraliaThe ending of convict transportation.
- 5
obsoleteAn amnesty; a putting out of memory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abolition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of abolishing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | abolition |
| German | Abschaffung, Aufhebung |
| Portuguese | abolição |
| Spanish | abolición |
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 abolition come from?
Borrowed from Middle French abolition, from Old French abolucion, a learned borrowing from Latin abolitiōnem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).