allegation
/ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/noun
allegation is spelled A-L-L-E-G-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, allegation means “An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of allegation is allegations.
How many letters and syllables are in allegation?
| Letters | 10: A-L-L-E-G-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,928th 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 allegation?
Allegation appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th 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 allegation?
- US /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
- US /ˌæl.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
- Australia /ˌæl.ɪˈɡæɪ.ʃən/
Allegation 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-allegation.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with allegation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as allegation 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 allegation
- allegations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does allegation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
She put forth several allegations regarding her partner in hopes of discrediting his actions.
- 2
The act of alleging.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Allegation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an assertion or accusation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | assertion, allégation |
| German | Behauptung |
| Portuguese | alegação |
| Spanish | alegato m alegación |
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 allegation come from?
Borrowed from Middle French allégation, from Latin allegatio, from allegare. By surface analysis, allege + -ation, see allege.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).