exclamation
/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/noun
exclamation is spelled E-X-C-L-A-M-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, exclamation means “A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of exclamation is exclamations.
How many letters and syllables are in exclamation?
| Letters | 11: E-X-C-L-A-M-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st 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 exclamation?
Exclamation appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 exclamation?
- /ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/
Exclamation 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)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-exclamation.wav, En-us-exclamation.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of exclamation
- exclamations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exclamation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
- 2
A word expressing outcry; an interjection.
- 3
An exclamation mark.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate exclamation?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of exclamation: exclam.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exclamation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exclamation |
| German | Ausruf , Exklamation |
| Portuguese | exclamação |
| Spanish | exclamación |
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 exclamation come from?
Borrowed from Middle French exclamation, from Latin exclāmātiō, from exclāmō (“to cry out”) + -tiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).