adulation
/ˌæd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/noun
adulation is spelled A-D-U-L-A-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, adulation means “Flattery; fulsome praise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of adulation is adulations.
How many letters and syllables are in adulation?
| Letters | 9: A-D-U-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 adulation?
Adulation appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 adulation?
- UK /ˌædʒʊˈleɪʃən/
- UK /ˌædjʊˈleɪʃən/
- US /ˌæd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/
Adulation 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-uk-adulation.ogg, En-us-adulation.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with adulation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as adulation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Spelled with the same letters in another order: laudation.
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 adulation
- adulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adulation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Flattery; fulsome praise.
He was uncomfortable with the adulation from his fans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adulation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Flattery; fulsome praise:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | adulation |
| German | Lobhudelei, Vergötterung |
| Portuguese | adulação |
| Spanish | adulación |
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 adulation come from?
From French adulation, from Latin adulātio (“flattery”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).