acceptation
/ˌæk.sɛpˈteɪ.ʃən/noun
acceptation is spelled A-C-C-E-P-T-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acceptation means “The meaning (sense) in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acceptation is acceptations.
How many letters and syllables are in acceptation?
| Letters | 11: A-C-C-E-P-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is acceptation?
Acceptation appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 acceptation?
- /ˌæk.sɛpˈteɪ.ʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-acceptation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of acceptation
- acceptations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acceptation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The meaning (sense) in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
The term is to be used according to its usual acceptation.
- 2
archaicAcceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.
- 3
The active divine decision to approve an act or circumstance, held by Scotists to be necessary to render it meritorious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does acceptation come from?
From Middle English acceptacioun, acceptation, from Middle French acceptacion and Late Latin acceptātiō. By surface analysis, accept + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).