evaluation
/ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃn̩/noun
evaluation is spelled E-V-A-L-U-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,025th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, evaluation means “An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of evaluation is evaluations.
How many letters and syllables are in evaluation?
| Letters | 10: E-V-A-L-U-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 16 times per million words; the 5,025th 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 evaluation?
Evaluation appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,025th 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 evaluation?
- /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃn̩/
Evaluation 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-evaluation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of evaluation
- evaluations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does evaluation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.
The result of the semestral evaluation will go towards your final score.
- 2
A completion of a mathematical operation; a valuation.
- 3
Determination of the value of a variable or expression.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate evaluation?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of evaluation: eval, evaln..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Evaluation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | évaluation |
| German | Beurteilung , Auswertung (von Messdaten) , Auswertung |
| Portuguese | avaliação |
| Spanish | evaluación |
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 evaluation come from?
From French évaluation. By surface analysis, evaluate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).