battalion
/bəˈtæl.jən/noun, verb
battalion is spelled B-A-T-T-A-L-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, battalion means “An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of battalion is battalions.
How many letters and syllables are in battalion?
| Letters | 9: B-A-T-T-A-L-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.5 times per million words; the 9,463rd 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 battalion?
Battalion appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd 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 battalion?
- UK /bəˈtæl.i.ən/
- US /bəˈtæl.jən/
Battalion 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-battalion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with battalion?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as battalion from its last stressed vowel (/æljən/):
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 battalion
- battalions plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- battalioning participle, present
- battalioned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does battalion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
- 2
USan army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.
- 3
Any large body of troops.
- 4
A great number of things.
verb
- 1
To form into battalions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate battalion?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of battalion: batn., btn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Battalion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense army unit:
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 battalion come from?
From Middle French battaillon (modern French bataillon).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).