cohabitation
/koʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən/noun
cohabitation is spelled C-O-H-A-B-I-T-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cohabitation means “An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cohabitation is cohabitations.
How many letters and syllables are in cohabitation?
| Letters | 12: C-O-H-A-B-I-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 cohabitation?
Cohabitation appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 cohabitation?
- US /koʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən/
Cohabitation 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-cohabitation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cohabitation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cohabitation 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 cohabitation
- cohabitations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cohabitation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.
- 2
The act of living together.
- 3
A place where two or more individuals reside together.
- 4
The act of two species living together in the same habitat.
- 5
Cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties; especially, in France, between a President and Prime Minister.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cohabitation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cohabitation |
| German | wilde Ehe, Kohabitation |
| Spanish | cohabitación, arreglo, amancebamiento |
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 cohabitation come from?
From Middle English cohabitacioun, from Old French cohabitacion and Late Latin cohabitātiō. By surface analysis, co- + habitation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).