dissuasion
/dɪˈsweɪʒən/noun
dissuasion is spelled D-I-S-S-U-A-S-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dissuasion means “the act or an instance of dissuading” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dissuasion is dissuasions.
How many letters and syllables are in dissuasion?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-S-U-A-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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; 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 dissuasion?
Dissuasion appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 dissuasion?
- UK /dɪˈsweɪʒən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-dissuasion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dissuasion?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dissuasion from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʒən/, British pronunciation):
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 dissuasion
- dissuasions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dissuasion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the act or an instance of dissuading
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dissuasion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act or dissuading:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dissuasion |
| German | Abraten |
| Portuguese | dissuasão |
| Spanish | disuasión |
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 dissuasion come from?
From Middle English dissuasioun, from Middle French dissuasion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).