calculation
/ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃn̩/noun
calculation is spelled C-A-L-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, calculation means “The act or process of calculating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of calculation is calculations.
How many letters and syllables are in calculation?
| Letters | 11: C-A-L-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.8 times per million words; the 10,196th 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 calculation?
Calculation appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th 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 calculation?
- UK /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩/
- US /ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃn̩/
- Australia /ˌkælkjəˈlæɪʃən/
Calculation 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-calculation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with calculation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as calculation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃn/):
- information
- formation
- preparation
- presentation
- relation
- identification
- observation
- variation
- obligation
- simulation
- notification
- reconciliation
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 calculation
- calculations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calculation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of calculating.
- 2
The result of calculating.
- 3
Reckoning, estimate.
By my calculation, we should be there by midnight.
- 4
An expectation based on circumstances.
- 5
The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate calculation?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of calculation: calc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Calculation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | calcul |
| German | Berechnung, Kalkulation |
| Portuguese | cálculo , cômputo , apuração |
| Spanish | cálculo, calculación , cómputo |
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 calculation come from?
From Middle English calculation, borrowed from Latin calculatio, calculationis. Morphologically calculate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).