execration
ex·e·cra·tion/ɛksəˈkɹeɪʃən/noun
execration is spelled E-X-E-C-R-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables (ex·e·cra·tion). It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, execration means “An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of execration is execrations.
How many letters and syllables are in execration?
| Letters | 10: E-X-E-C-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ex·e·cra·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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; 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 execration?
Execration appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 execration?
- UK /ɛksɪˈkɹeɪʃən/
- US /ɛksəˈkɹeɪʃən/
Execration has 4 syllables, split ex·e·cra·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AcpoKrane-execration.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with execration?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as execration 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 execration
- execrations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does execration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
For all to be accomplished, for me to feel less lonely, all that remained to hope was that on the day of my execution there should be a huge crowd of spectators and that they should greet me with howls of execration.
- 2
That which is execrated; a detested thing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Execration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act or instance of cursing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exécration |
| German | Abscheu, Fluch, Verwünschung |
| Portuguese | execração |
| Spanish | execración |
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 execration come from?
From Latin execrātiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).