disputation
/dɪsˌpjuːˈteɪʃən/noun
disputation is spelled D-I-S-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disputation means “The act of disputing; a dispute or argument” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of disputation is disputations.
How many letters and syllables are in disputation?
| Letters | 11: D-I-S-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 86,301st 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 disputation?
Disputation appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st 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 disputation?
- UK /dɪsˌpjuːˈteɪʃən/
Disputation 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-disputation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disputation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disputation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/, British pronunciation):
- translation
- aviation
- determination
- delegation
- authorization
- degradation
- deportation
- inauguration
- deprivation
- depreciation
- visualization
- denomination
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 disputation
- disputations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disputation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
- 2
A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other over a belief or proposition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disputation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense noun:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | disputación |
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 disputation come from?
English dispute + -ation, from Old French disputation, from Latin disputatio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).