citation
ci·tat·ion/ˌsaɪˈteɪʃən/noun
citation is spelled C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables (ci·tat·ion). It appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, citation means “An official summons or notice given to a person to appear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of citation is citations.
How many letters and syllables are in citation?
| Letters | 8: C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ci·tat·ion |
| In writing | 6.6 times per million words; the 9,313th 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; 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 citation?
Citation appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th 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 citation?
- UK /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃn̩/
- US /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃən/
- US [ˌsaɪˈtʰeɪʃn̩]
Citation has 3 syllables, split ci·tat·ion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-citation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with citation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as citation 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 citation
- citations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does citation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
- 2
The paper containing such summons or notice.
- 3
The act of citing a passage from a text, or from another person, using the exact words of the original text or speech and giving credit to the original by referencing.
- 4
An entry in a list of sources from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed bibliographical style; a reference.
- 5
An instance of having had one's work cited.
She has over 1,000 citations.
- 6
The passage or words quoted; a quotation.
- 7
A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.
- 8
Enumeration; mention.
It's a simple citation of facts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate citation?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of citation: cit, cit..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Citation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Vorladung , Zitieren , Aufzählung , Begründung, ehrenvolle Erwähnung |
| Spanish | citatorio, citatoria, citación, requisitoria , cita |
| Portuguese | citação |
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 citation come from?
From Middle English citacioun, from Old French citation, from Latin citātiō. By surface analysis, cite + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).