admonition
/ˌædməˈnɪʃən/noun
admonition is spelled A-D-M-O-N-I-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, admonition means “A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in one's actions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of admonition is admonitions.
How many letters and syllables are in admonition?
| Letters | 10: A-D-M-O-N-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 admonition?
Admonition appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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 admonition?
- /ˌædməˈnɪʃən/
Admonition 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-admonition.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-admonition.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with admonition?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as admonition.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: domination.
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 admonition
- admonitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does admonition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in one's actions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Admonition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rebuke:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Ermahnung |
| Portuguese | repreensão, advertência, aviso, admonição |
| Spanish | admonición |
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 admonition come from?
From Middle English amonicioun, from Old French amonicion, from Latin admonitio, stem of admonere. The -d- was restored in English in the 17th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).