argumentation
/ˌɑːɡjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/noun
argumentation is spelled A-R-G-U-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, argumentation means “Inference based on reasoning from given propositions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of argumentation is argumentations.
How many letters and syllables are in argumentation?
| Letters | 13: A-R-G-U-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th 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 argumentation?
Argumentation appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 argumentation?
- UK /ˌɑːɡjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/
- UK /ˌɑːɡjəmənˈteɪʃən/
- UK /ˌɑːɡjʊ-/
Argumentation has 5 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-argumentation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with argumentation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as argumentation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/, British pronunciation):
- translation
- aviation
- determination
- delegation
- authorization
- degradation
- deportation
- inauguration
- deprivation
- depreciation
- visualization
- denomination
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 argumentation
- argumentations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does argumentation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
His chain of argumentation is flawed.
- 2
An exchange of arguments
Their argumentation continued long into the night.
- 3
The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Argumentation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense reasoning:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | argumentation |
| German | Argumentation |
| Portuguese | argumentação |
| Spanish | argumentación |
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 argumentation come from?
Inherited from Middle English argumentacioun, from Anglo-Norman argumentacion, Middle French argumentation, or their etymon Latin argūmentātiō; by surface analysis, argument + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).