cumulation
cu·mu·la·tion/ˌkjuːm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/noun
cumulation is spelled C-U-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables (cu·mu·la·tion). It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cumulation means “Synonym of accumulation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cumulation is cumulations.
How many letters and syllables are in cumulation?
| Letters | 10: C-U-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: cu·mu·la·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is cumulation?
Cumulation appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 cumulation?
- /ˌkjuːm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
Cumulation has 4 syllables, split cu·mu·la·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-cumulation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cumulation
- cumulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cumulation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of accumulation.
- 2
The effect of free trade agreements on the rules of origin in calculating importation tariffs, quotas, etc.
Cumulation is a deviation from the principle that goods must be produced entirely in the country of exportation, or have undergone sufficient working or processing there, in order to qualify as originating goods. Cumulation makes it possibl
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).