deliberation
de·lib·er·a·tion/dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/noun
deliberation is spelled D-E-L-I-B-E-R-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables (de·lib·er·a·tion). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deliberation means “The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deliberation is deliberations.
How many letters and syllables are in deliberation?
| Letters | 12: D-E-L-I-B-E-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: de·lib·er·a·tion |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th 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 deliberation?
Deliberation appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 deliberation?
- /dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/
Deliberation has 5 syllables, split de·lib·er·a·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-deliberation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of deliberation
- deliberations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deliberation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
- 2
Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure.
the deliberations of a legislative body or council
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deliberation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and agains:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Abwägung |
| Portuguese | deliberação |
| Spanish | deliberación |
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 deliberation come from?
From Middle English deliberacioun, from Old French deliberation, from Latin deliberātiō. Morphologically deliberate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).