confrontation
/ˌkɑn.fɹənˈteɪ.ʃən/noun
confrontation is spelled C-O-N-F-R-O-N-T-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, confrontation means “The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of confrontation is confrontations.
How many letters and syllables are in confrontation?
| Letters | 13: C-O-N-F-R-O-N-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.2 times per million words; the 10,843rd 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 confrontation?
Confrontation appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd 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 confrontation?
- UK /ˌkɒn.fɹənˈteɪ.ʃən/
- US /ˌkɑn.fɹənˈteɪ.ʃən/
- Australia /ˌkɔn.fɹənˈtæɪ.ʃən/
Confrontation 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: En-uk-confrontation.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with confrontation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as confrontation 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 confrontation
- confrontations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does confrontation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
- 2
A conflict between armed forces.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Confrontation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | confrontation |
| German | Konfrontation, Gegenüberstellung , Auseinandersetzung |
| Portuguese | confronto, briga |
| Spanish | confrontación |
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 confrontation come from?
From Middle French. Morphologically confront + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).