commotion
/kəˈmoʊ.ʃən/noun
commotion is spelled C-O-M-M-O-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, commotion means “A state of turbulent motion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of commotion is commotions.
How many letters and syllables are in commotion?
| Letters | 9: C-O-M-M-O-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd 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 commotion?
Commotion appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 commotion?
- UK /kəˈməʊ.ʃən/
- US /kəˈmoʊ.ʃən/
Commotion has 3 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-commotion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with commotion?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as commotion from its last stressed vowel (/oʊʃən/):
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 commotion
- commotions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does commotion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A state of turbulent motion.
- 2
An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
- 3
Sexual excitement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Commotion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Aufregung , Spektakel, Theater, Zirkus, Aufstand, Tumult |
| Portuguese | comoção |
| Spanish | conmoción, trulla , tropelaje, pitote |
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 commotion come from?
From Middle French commocion, from Latin commōtiōnem, accusative singular of commōtiō, from commoveō + -tiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).