confutation
con·fu·ta·tion/ˌkɑn.fjuˈteɪ.ʃən/noun
confutation is spelled C-O-N-F-U-T-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables (con·fu·ta·tion). It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, confutation means “The act or process of confuting; refutation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of confutation is confutations.
How many letters and syllables are in confutation?
| Letters | 11: C-O-N-F-U-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: con·fu·ta·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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; 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 confutation?
Confutation appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 confutation?
- UK /ˌkɒn.fjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/
- US /ˌkɑn.fjuˈteɪ.ʃən/
- Canada /ˌkɒn.fjuˈteɪ.ʃən/
Confutation has 4 syllables, split con·fu·ta·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-confutation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with confutation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as confutation 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 confutation
- confutations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does confutation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of confuting; refutation.
- 2
Something that confutes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does confutation come from?
Borrowed from Latin cōnfūtātiō (“refutation”, feminine noun). By surface analysis, confute + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).