actuation
/ˈækt͡ʃu.eɪʃən/noun
actuation is spelled A-C-T-U-A-T-I-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, actuation means “The act of putting into motion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of actuation is actuations.
How many letters and syllables are in actuation?
| Letters | 9: A-C-T-U-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th 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 actuation?
Actuation appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th 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 actuation?
- US /ˈækt͡ʃu.eɪʃən/
- US /ˈækt͡ʃu.eɪʃn̩/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-actuation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of actuation
- actuations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does actuation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of putting into motion.
Although an operator presses the button, the actuation is done by an immense series of levers and cranks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Actuation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of putting into motion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Ingangsetzung, Aktivierung, Inbewegungsetzung |
| Spanish | accionamiento |
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.