cognition
cog·ni·tion/kɑɡˈnɪʃ.ən/noun
cognition is spelled C-O-G-N-I-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (cog·ni·tion). It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cognition means “The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cognition is cognitions.
How many letters and syllables are in cognition?
| Letters | 9: C-O-G-N-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: cog·ni·tion |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th 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 cognition?
Cognition appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 cognition?
- UK /kɒɡˈnɪʃ.ən/
- /kɔɡˈnɪʃ.ən/
- US /kɑɡˈnɪʃ.ən/
Cognition has 3 syllables, split cog·ni·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-cognition.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cognition?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cognition from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʃən/):
- position
- competition
- opposition
- permission
- composition
- acquisition
- coalition
- physician
- politician
- admission
- nutrition
- expedition
Spelled with the same letters in another order: incognito.
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 cognition
- cognitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cognition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses.
human cognition
- 2
A result of a cognitive process.
- 3
archaicKnowledge; awareness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cognition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process of knowing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | connaissance |
| German | Kognition, Erkenntnis |
| Portuguese | cognição |
| Spanish | cognición |
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.