confiscation
noun
confiscation is spelled C-O-N-F-I-S-C-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, confiscation means “The act or process of confiscating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of confiscation is confiscations.
How many letters and syllables are in confiscation?
| Letters | 12: C-O-N-F-I-S-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is confiscation?
Confiscation appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 confiscation?
- US
Confiscation 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)-Flame,_not_lame-confiscation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of confiscation
- confiscations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does confiscation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of confiscating.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Confiscation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | confiscation |
| German | Konfiszierung, Konfiskation |
| Portuguese | confisco, confiscação |
| Spanish | confiscación, comiso, decomiso |
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 confiscation come from?
From Latin cōnfiscātiō. By surface analysis, confiscate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).