animation
/ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/noun
animation is spelled A-N-I-M-A-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, animation means “The act of animating, or giving life or spirit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of animation is animations.
How many letters and syllables are in animation?
| Letters | 9: A-N-I-M-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,309th 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 animation?
Animation appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th 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 animation?
- /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/
Animation 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-animation.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with animation?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as animation.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: amination.
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 animation
- animations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does animation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.
[…] by the animation of the same soul quickening that whole frame.
- 2
A sequence of still drawings or inanimate objects displayed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) produced
- 3
The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness
He recited the story with great animation.
- 4
The condition of being animate (alive or supernaturally seeming alive).
- 5
conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category
- 6
Activities offered by a holiday resort encompassing activities that include movement, joy, leisure and spectacle, such as games, sports, shows, events, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Animation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | animation, invigoration |
| German | Belebung, Vitalisierung , Animation |
| Portuguese | animação |
| Spanish | vivificación, animación |
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 animation come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin animatiō, from animō, equivalent to animate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).