audition
/ɔːˈdɪʃn̩/noun, verb
audition is spelled A-U-D-I-T-I-O-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, audition means “A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of audition is auditions.
How many letters and syllables are in audition?
| Letters | 8: A-U-D-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.9 times per million words; the 10,028th 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 audition?
Audition appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th 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 audition?
- /ɑˈdɪʃən/
- /ɔˈdɪʃən/
- UK /ɔːˈdɪʃn̩/
Audition has 3 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-audition.wav, En-audition.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with audition?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as audition from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʃn/, British pronunciation):
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 audition
- auditions plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- auditioning participle, present
- auditioned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does audition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
I've been to five auditions this week.
- 2
The sense of hearing.
His audition was poor.
- 3
An act of hearing; being heard.
- 4
rareSomething heard.
verb
- 1
To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition.
We auditioned several actors for the part.
- 2
To take part in such a performance.
Several actors auditioned for the part.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Audition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | audition , auditionner |
| German | Vorsingen, Casting, Vorspielen, Probesingen, Probevorführung, Probespiel |
| Portuguese | teste, ensaio , audição |
| Spanish | audición , hacer una audición, audicionar , oído |
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 audition come from?
Borrowed from Middle French audicion, from Latin audītiō, from audiō (“to hear”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).