admiration
/ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/noun
admiration is spelled A-D-M-I-R-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, admiration means “A positive emotion combining wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful; a feeling of respect for another's skills or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of admiration is admirations.
How many letters and syllables are in admiration?
| Letters | 10: A-D-M-I-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.9 times per million words; the 13,127th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is admiration?
Admiration appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th 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 admiration?
- US /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Admiration 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-us-admiration.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with admiration?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as admiration from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of admiration
- admirations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does admiration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A positive emotion combining wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful; a feeling of respect for another's skills or attributes, as one might look on a hero or role model.
admiration of a war hero
- 2
obsoleteWondering or questioning (without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject).
- 3
obsoleteCause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Admiration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense adoration; appreciation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | admiration |
| German | Bewunderung |
| Portuguese | admiração |
| Spanish | admiración |
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 admiration come from?
From Middle English admiracion, borrowed from Middle French admiration, or directly from Latin admīrātiō, from prefix ad- (“to, towards”) + mīrō (“to look at”) + -ātiō. Compare the verb admire, and US dialectal terms miration and mirate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).