deportation
/diːˌpɔːˈteɪʃən/noun
deportation is spelled D-E-P-O-R-T-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deportation means “The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deportation is deportations.
How many letters and syllables are in deportation?
| Letters | 11: D-E-P-O-R-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 deportation?
Deportation appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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 deportation?
- UK /diːˌpɔːˈteɪʃən/
Deportation has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-deportation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with deportation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as deportation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/, British pronunciation):
- translation
- aviation
- determination
- delegation
- authorization
- degradation
- inauguration
- deprivation
- depreciation
- visualization
- denomination
- deforestation
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 deportation
- deportations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deportation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deportation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of deporting or exiling:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déportation |
| German | Abschiebung, Ausweisung, Deportation |
| Portuguese | deportação |
| Spanish | deportación |
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 deportation come from?
From Middle French déportation, equivalent to deport + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).