destination
/dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/noun
destination is spelled D-E-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, destination means “The place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of destination is destinations.
How many letters and syllables are in destination?
| Letters | 11: D-E-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,752nd 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 destination?
Destination appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd 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 destination?
- US /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/
Destination 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: En-us-destination.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with destination?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as destination from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
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 destination
- destinations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does destination mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
arrive at your destination
- 2
archaicThe act of destining or appointing.
- 3
Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
- 4
A goal.
This plan will help us reach our destination, victory in the election this fall.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate destination?
Wiktionary records 4 abbreviations of destination: dest, dest., destn., dst.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Destination in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | destination, destinée , arrivée |
| German | Bestimmung , Reiseziel, Bestimmungsort |
| Spanish | destinación, destinamiento , destino |
| Portuguese | destino |
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 destination come from?
From Latin dēstinātiō, from dēstinō (“to destine”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).