exponentiation
/ˌɛk.spoʊˌnɛn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/noun
exponentiation is spelled E-X-P-O-N-E-N-T-I-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, exponentiation means “The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of exponentiation is exponentiations.
How many letters and syllables are in exponentiation?
| Letters | 14: E-X-P-O-N-E-N-T-I-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 exponentiation?
Exponentiation appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 exponentiation?
- US /ˌɛk.spoʊˌnɛn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
Exponentiation has 6 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-exponentiation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with exponentiation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as exponentiation 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 exponentiation
- exponentiations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exponentiation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply.
In 5⁴ the base is 5 and the power is 4, so there are 4 identical factors of 5, and exponentiation gives 625 as the result.
- 2
A mathematical problem involving exponentiation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exponentiation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal fac:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exponentiation |
| Portuguese | exponenciação |
| Spanish | exponenciación |
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 exponentiation come from?
Ultimately from exponent + -i- + -ation. Perhaps from exponential + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).