confirmation
con·fir·ma·tion/ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/noun
confirmation is spelled C-O-N-F-I-R-M-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 4 syllables (con·fir·ma·tion). It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, confirmation means “An official indicator that things will happen as planned” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of confirmation is confirmations.
How many letters and syllables are in confirmation?
| Letters | 12: C-O-N-F-I-R-M-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: con·fir·ma·tion |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,230th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is confirmation?
Confirmation appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,230th 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 confirmation?
- US /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/
- US [ˌkʰɑɱ.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃn̩]
- UK /ˌkɒn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/
Confirmation has 4 syllables, split con·fir·ma·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-confirmation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with confirmation
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with confirmation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as confirmation 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 confirmation
- confirmations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does confirmation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
We will send you a written confirmation of your hotel booking.
- 2
A verification that something is true or has happened.
The announcement in the newspaper was a confirmation of my suspicions.
- 3
A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
- 4
An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Confirmation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | confirmation , vérification |
| German | Bestätigung , Firmung, Konfirmation |
| Portuguese | confirmação , crisma |
| Spanish | confirmación |
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 confirmation come from?
From Middle English confirmacioun, from Old French confirmacion, from Latin cōnfirmātiō, noun of process from cōnfirmātus (“confirmed”), perfect passive participle of cōnfirmāre, from con- (“with”) + firmāre (“to firm or strengthen”). Morphologically confirm + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
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