allocation
/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/noun
allocation is spelled A-L-L-O-C-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, allocation means “The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of allocation is allocations.
How many letters and syllables are in allocation?
| Letters | 10: A-L-L-O-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th 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 allocation?
Allocation appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th 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 allocation?
- US /ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- Australia /ˌæl.əˈkæɪ.ʃən/
- /ˌɛl.əˈkæɪ.ʃən/
Allocation 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-allocation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with allocation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as allocation 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: locational.
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 allocation
- allocations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does allocation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-served basis.
- 2
That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.
The farmer received his full allocation of water from the government.
- 3
Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal descendants to a particular cell type or body region.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Allocation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resour:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | allocation |
| German | Vergabe, Zuteilung, Zuweisung |
| Portuguese | alocação |
| Spanish | asignación, distribución, reparto, adjudicación |
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 allocation come from?
From Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiō. By surface analysis, allocate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).