coalition
/koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/noun
coalition is spelled C-O-A-L-I-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coalition means “A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coalition is coalitions or coälitions.
How many letters and syllables are in coalition?
| Letters | 9: C-O-A-L-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,838th 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 coalition?
Coalition appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,838th 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 coalition?
- UK /kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
- US /koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
Coalition 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-coalition.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with coalition?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as coalition from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʃən/):
- position
- competition
- opposition
- permission
- composition
- acquisition
- physician
- politician
- admission
- nutrition
- expedition
- ambition
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 coalition
- coalitions plural
- coälition rare
- coälitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coalition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.
The Liberal Democrats and Conservative parties formed a coalition government in 2010.
- 2
rareA group of cheetahs.
noun
- 1
Dated spelling of coalition.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:coälition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate coalition?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of coalition: COA, Coal..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coalition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense group of organizations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | coalition |
| German | Koalition |
| Portuguese | coalizão, coligação |
| Spanish | coalición, coligación, coligamiento, coligadura |
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 coalition come from?
Borrowed from Middle French coalition, from Medieval Latin coalitiō, coalitiōnem, from Latin coalitus. Compare coalescence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).