contestation
/ˌkɑn.tɛsˈteɪ.ʃən/noun
contestation is a noun meaning “The act of contesting; emulation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled C-O-N-T-E-S-T-A-T-I-O-N and has 4 syllables, and it appears about once in every 12 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of contestation is contestations.
What does contestation mean?
noun
- 1
The act of contesting; emulation
- 2
The act of challenging or disputing a claim or idea.
- 3
Proof by witness; attestation; testimony.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce contestation?
- UK /ˌkɒn.tɛsˈteɪ.ʃən/
- US /ˌkɑn.tɛsˈteɪ.ʃən/
- Australia /ˌkɔn.tesˈtæɪ.ʃən/
Contestation has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of contestation
- contestations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is contestation?
Contestation appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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).
Where does contestation come from?
From contest + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).