certification
cer·ti·fi·ca·tion/ˌsɝ.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/noun
certification is spelled C-E-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters and 5 syllables (cer·ti·fi·ca·tion). It appears 9.3 times per million words in written English, the 7,445th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, certification means “The act of certifying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of certification is certifications.
How many letters and syllables are in certification?
| Letters | 13: C-E-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: cer·ti·fi·ca·tion |
| In writing | 9.3 times per million words; the 7,445th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 certification?
Certification appears 9.3 times per million words in written English, the 7,445th 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 certification?
- UK /ˌsɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- US /ˌsɝ.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- US [ˌsɝ.ɾɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən]
Certification has 5 syllables, split cer·ti·fi·ca·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-certification.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with certification?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as certification from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rectification.
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 certification
- certifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does certification mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of certifying.
- 2
The granting of a certificate.
- 3
A professional qualification that certifies a person's ability.
You do not possess the certifications required for this post.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Certification in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of certifying:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | certification, homologation |
| German | Zertifizierung |
| Portuguese | certificação |
| Spanish | certificación |
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.