expatriation
noun
expatriation is spelled E-X-P-A-T-R-I-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, expatriation means “Voluntary migration from one's native land to another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of expatriation is expatriations.
How many letters and syllables are in expatriation?
| Letters | 12: E-X-P-A-T-R-I-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th 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 expatriation?
Expatriation appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 expatriation?
Expatriation 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).
Forms of expatriation
- expatriations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does expatriation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Voluntary migration from one's native land to another.
- 2
Forced expulsion of from one's native land to another.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does expatriation come from?
Borrowed from French expatriation, or from expatriate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).