communion
com·mu·nion/kəˈmjuːnjən/noun
communion is spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (com·mu·nion). It appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, communion means “A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of communion is communions.
How many letters and syllables are in communion?
| Letters | 9: C-O-M-M-U-N-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: com·mu·nion |
| In writing | 4.0 times per million words; the 12,940th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is communion?
Communion appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th 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 communion?
- /kəˈmjuːnjən/
Communion has 3 syllables, split com·mu·nion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-communion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of communion
- communions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does communion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.
- 2
Holy Communion; the Eucharist.
to take/receive communion
- 3
A form of ecclesiastical unity between the Roman Catholic Church and another, so that the latter is considered part of the former.
- 4
A denomination; a high-level organised subgrouping of Christianity (now especially in Anglican Communion)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Communion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a joining together of minds or spirits:
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 communion come from?
From Middle English comunioun, communyoun, from Anglo-Norman comunion or Middle French communion, from Ecclesiastical Latin commūniō (“communion”), from Latin commūnis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).