classification
/ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/noun
classification is spelled C-L-A-S-S-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, classification means “The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of classification is classifications.
How many letters and syllables are in classification?
| Letters | 14: C-L-A-S-S-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,309th 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 classification?
Classification appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th 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 classification?
- US /ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Classification has 5 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-classification.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with classification?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as classification 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 classification
- classifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does classification mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
Near-synonyms: categorization, classifying, categorizing, typing, sorting
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate classification?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of classification: class..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Classification in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of forming into classes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | classification |
| German | Klassifikation, Klassifizierung |
| Portuguese | classificação |
| Spanish | clasificación |
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.