emulation
/ˌɛm.juˈleɪ̯.ʃən/noun
emulation is spelled E-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, emulation means “The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of emulation is emulations.
How many letters and syllables are in emulation?
| Letters | 9: E-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd 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 emulation?
Emulation appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 emulation?
- UK /ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/
- US /ˌɛm.juˈleɪ̯.ʃən/
- US /-ʃɪn/
Emulation 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-emulation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with emulation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as emulation 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 emulation
- emulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emulation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.
a great figure who is worthy of respect and emulation
- 2
obsoleteJealous rivalry; envy; envious contention.
Scarce two gentlemen dwell together in the country […] , but there is emulation betwixt them and their servants, some quarrel or some grudge betwixt their wives or children […]
- 3
Execution of a program or other software designed for a different system, by simulating parts of the other system.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Emulation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense software:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | émulation |
| German | Emulation |
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 emulation come from?
From Middle French émulation, from Latin aemulātiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).