education
e·du·ca·tion/ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/noun
education is spelled E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables (e·du·ca·tion). It appears 191 times per million words in written English, the 531st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, education means “The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of education is educations.
How many letters and syllables are in education?
| Letters | 9: E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: e·du·ca·tion |
| In writing | 191 times per million words; the 531st 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 education?
Education appears 191 times per million words in written English, the 531st 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 education?
- /ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- [ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃn̩]
- /ˌɛd.jʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Education has 4 syllables, split e·du·ca·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-education.ogg, En-us-education.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of education
- educations plural
- educashun
- educamation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does education mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
Good education is essential for a well-run society.
- 2
Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, especially through formal instruction.
Nuh-nuh-doin'-duh... Nuh-nuh-doin'-duh... We don't need no education... Yes, you do. You've just used a double negative.
- 3
archaicUpbringing, rearing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate education?
Wiktionary records 4 abbreviations of education: EHC, Educ., ed., educ..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Education in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | éducation, enseignement |
| German | Ausbildung, Erziehung, Schulung, Unterricht , Bildung |
| Portuguese | educação, ensino |
| Spanish | educación |
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 education come from?
Borrowed from Middle French éducation, from Latin ēducātiō (“a breeding, bringing up, rearing”), from ēducō (“to educate, train”), from ēdūcō (“to lead forth, to take out; to raise up, to erect”). See educate. Morphologically educate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).