cancellation
/kænsəˈleɪʃən/noun
cancellation is spelled C-A-N-C-E-L-L-A-T-I-O-N: 12 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, cancellation means “The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cancellation is cancellations.
How many letters and syllables are in cancellation?
| Letters | 12: C-A-N-C-E-L-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 cancellation?
Cancellation 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 cancellation?
- US /kænsəˈleɪʃən/
Cancellation 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-cancellation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with cancellation
Also written: cancelation.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with cancellation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cancellation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
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 cancellation
- cancellations plural
- cancelation US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cancellation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
- 2
The operation of striking out common factors, e.g. in both the dividend and divisor.
- 3
A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.
- 4
In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.
- 5
The property of being cancellate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cancellation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of cancelling:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | annulation, résiliation, suppression, élimination |
| German | Aufhebung, Kündigung, Streichung, Widerruf, Absage, Stornierung |
| Portuguese | cancelamento, anulação, invalidação, resignação |
| Spanish | cancelación, rescisión, anulación, supresión |
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 cancellation come from?
From Latin cancellātiō, from cancellō + -tiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).