elation
/ɪˈleɪʃən/noun
elation is spelled E-L-A-T-I-O-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, elation means “An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of elation is elations.
How many letters and syllables are in elation?
| Letters | 7: E-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Same letters |
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 elation?
Elation appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 elation?
- /ɪˈleɪʃən/
- /iːˈleɪʃən/
Elation has 3 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-elation.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with elation
Sounds like: illation (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with elation?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as elation.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: toenail.
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 elation
- elations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does elation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.
- 2
A feeling of joy and pride.
- 3
A collineation that fixes all points on a line (called its axis) and all lines though a point on the axis (called its center).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Elation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | élation, allégresse |
| German | Euphorie, Hochgefühl , Begeisterung, Jubelstimmung |
| Spanish | euforia, elación |
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 elation come from?
From Middle English elacioun, from Old French elacion, from Latin ēlātiōnem, accusative singular of ēlātiō (“exaltation, elevation; pride, elation”), from ēlātus, perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).