evacuation
/ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃən/noun
evacuation is spelled E-V-A-C-U-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, evacuation means “The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of evacuation is evacuations.
How many letters and syllables are in evacuation?
| Letters | 10: E-V-A-C-U-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is evacuation?
Evacuation appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th 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 evacuation?
- /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃən/
Evacuation 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-evacuation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of evacuation
- evacuations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does evacuation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
- 2
Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, country, fortress, etc.
- 3
The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum.
- 4
Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; urination; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.
- 5
That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool, urine or other natural means.
- 6
Abolition; nullification.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate evacuation?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of evacuation: evac.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Evacuation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | évacuation |
| German | Evakuierung |
| Portuguese | evacuação |
| Spanish | evacuación |
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 evacuation come from?
From Middle English evacuacioun, from Old French evacuation, from Late Latin ēvacuātiō. Equivalent to evacuate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).