advocation
noun
advocation is spelled A-D-V-O-C-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. 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, advocation means “The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of advocation is advocations.
How many letters and syllables are in advocation?
| Letters | 10: A-D-V-O-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is advocation?
Advocation 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 advocation?
Advocation 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).
Forms of advocation
- advocations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does advocation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicAdvocacy; the act of advocating or pleading.
- 2
UKThe right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church.
- 3
The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).