computation
/ˌkɑmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/noun
computation is spelled C-O-M-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, computation means “The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of computation is computations.
How many letters and syllables are in computation?
| Letters | 11: C-O-M-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th 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 computation?
Computation appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th 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 computation?
- UK /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/
- US /ˌkɑmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/
- Canada /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən/
Computation 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-computation.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Jjamesryan-computation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with computation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as computation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃn/):
- information
- formation
- preparation
- presentation
- relation
- identification
- observation
- variation
- obligation
- simulation
- notification
- calculation
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 computation
- computations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does computation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
- 2
The result of computation; the amount computed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Computation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | calcul, comptage , résultat |
| German | Berechnung, Rechnen |
| Portuguese | cálculo, computação, cômputo |
| Spanish | cálculo, cómputo |
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 computation come from?
From late Middle English computacioun, from Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from computare (“sum up, reckon, compute”); see compute. Morphologically compute + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).