contribution
con·tri·bu·tion/ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/noun
contribution is spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 4 syllables (con·tri·bu·tion). It appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 4,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, contribution means “Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of contribution is contributions.
How many letters and syllables are in contribution?
| Letters | 12: C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: con·tri·bu·tion |
| In writing | 22 times per million words; the 4,015th 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 contribution?
Contribution appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 4,015th 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 contribution?
- UK /ˌkɒntɹɪˈbjuːʃən/
- US /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/
Contribution has 4 syllables, split con·tri·bu·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-contribution.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with contribution?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as contribution from its last stressed vowel (/uʃən/):
- distribution
- institution
- pollution
- prosecution
- persecution
- dissolution
- substitution
- restitution
- dilution
- Confucian
- destitution
- Rosicrucian
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 contribution
- contributions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does contribution mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
- 2
An amount of money given toward something.
He made a contribution of $100 for the victims of the flood.
- 3
The act of contributing.
- 4
The taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate contribution?
Wiktionary records 4 abbreviations of contribution: contbn., contn., contrib, contrib..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Contribution in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | contribution , contribution financière |
| German | Beitrag , finanzieller Beitrag , Beitragen |
| Portuguese | contribuição , doação |
| Spanish | contribución, aporte, cotización, aportación |
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 contribution come from?
From Middle English contribucioun, contribucion, from Old French contribution, from Latin contribūtiōnem, contribūtiō, from Latin contribuēre. By surface analysis, contribute + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).