enumeration
/ɪˌnjuːməˈɹeɪʃən/noun
enumeration is spelled E-N-U-M-E-R-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, enumeration means “The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of enumeration is enumerations.
How many letters and syllables are in enumeration?
| Letters | 11: E-N-U-M-E-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 enumeration?
Enumeration appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 enumeration?
- /ɪˌnjuːməˈɹeɪʃən/
- /ɪˌnuːməˈɹeɪʃən/
Enumeration has 5 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-enumeration.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with enumeration?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as enumeration.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mountaineer.
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 enumeration
- enumerations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enumeration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
- 2
A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.
- 3
A list; especially, a numbered list.
using the serial comma in enumerations
- 4
A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
- 5
A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enumeration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of enumerating:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | énumération |
| German | Aufzählen, Aufzählung, Auflistung, Auflisten |
| Portuguese | enumeração |
| Spanish | enumeración |
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 enumeration come from?
From Middle French énumeration (French énumération). By surface analysis, enumerate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).