concatenation
con·cat·e·na·tion/kɑnˌkæt.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/noun
concatenation is spelled C-O-N-C-A-T-E-N-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters and 5 syllables (con·cat·e·na·tion). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, concatenation means “A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of concatenation is concatenations.
How many letters and syllables are in concatenation?
| Letters | 13: C-O-N-C-A-T-E-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: con·cat·e·na·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th 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 concatenation?
Concatenation appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 concatenation?
- /kɑnˌkæt.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
- /kənˌkæt.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
Concatenation has 5 syllables, split con·cat·e·na·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-concatenation.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of concatenation
- concatenations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does concatenation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.
- 2
The application of these series of links.
- 3
The operation of joining multiple character strings.
- 4
A character string formed by joining multiple character strings.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Concatenation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | enchaînement , concaténation |
| German | Verkettung, Konkatenation |
| Spanish | concomitancia |
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 concatenation come from?
Borrowed from Latin concatēnātiō. By surface analysis, concatenate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).