circumnavigation
noun
circumnavigation is spelled C-I-R-C-U-M-N-A-V-I-G-A-T-I-O-N: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, circumnavigation means “The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of circumnavigation is circumnavigations.
How many letters and syllables are in circumnavigation?
| Letters | 16: C-I-R-C-U-M-N-A-V-I-G-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is circumnavigation?
Circumnavigation appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 circumnavigation?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-circumnavigation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of circumnavigation
- circumnavigations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does circumnavigation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Circumnavigation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense circumnavigating:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | circumnavigation |
| Portuguese | circum-navegação |
| Spanish | circunnavegación, circumnavegación, bojeo, boj |
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 circumnavigation come from?
From circum- + navigation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).