coronation
co·ro·nat·ion/ˌkɔɹəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/noun
coronation is spelled C-O-R-O-N-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables (co·ro·nat·ion). It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coronation means “An act of investing with a crown; a crowning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coronation is coronations.
How many letters and syllables are in coronation?
| Letters | 10: C-O-R-O-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: co·ro·nat·ion |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th 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 coronation?
Coronation appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th 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 coronation?
- UK /kɒɹəˈneɪʃn̩/
- US /ˌkɔɹəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
- US /ˌkɑ-/
Coronation has 4 syllables, split co·ro·nat·ion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-coronation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with coronation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as coronation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃn/):
- information
- formation
- preparation
- presentation
- relation
- identification
- observation
- variation
- obligation
- simulation
- notification
- calculation
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 coronation
- coronations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coronation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act of investing with a crown; a crowning.
- 2
An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty.
King Charles III’s coronation is to be much less elaborate compared to his mother’s.
- 3
A completion or culmination of something.
- 4
A success in the face of little or no opposition.
- 5
rareIn the game of checkers or draughts: the act of turning a checker into a king when it has reached the farthest row forward.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coronation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign’s consort:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | couronnement |
| German | Krönung |
| Portuguese | coroação |
| Spanish | coronación, coronamiento |
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 coronation come from?
From Late Middle English coronacion, coronacioun (“crowning of a sovereign or his consort; powers conferred by this ceremony; crowning of the Virgin Mary; (figuratively) placing of a crown of thorns on Jesus; act of rewarding a person with eternal life, happiness, honour, etc.”) [and other forms], borrowed from Anglo-Norman coronacion and Old French coronacion, coronation, from Late Latin *corōnātiōnem, from Latin corōnō (“to coronate, crown (with a crown, garland, etc.)”) + -ātiōnem (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or their results).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).