figuration
fig·ur·a·tion/ˌfɪɡ.jəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/noun
figuration is spelled F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables (fig·ur·a·tion). It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, figuration means “The act of giving figure or determinate form” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of figuration is figurations.
How many letters and syllables are in figuration?
| Letters | 10: F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: fig·ur·a·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is figuration?
Figuration appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd 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 figuration?
- /ˌfɪɡ.jəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
- /ˌfɪɡ.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Figuration has 4 syllables, split fig·ur·a·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of figuration
- figurations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does figuration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of giving figure or determinate form.
- 2
Form, outline or boundaries.
- 3
Ornamentation or decoration, especially by the addition of figures.
- 4
Mixture of concords and discords.
- 5
Representation through visual forms.
- 6
A structure through which people are joined, or the process of constructing such structures.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does figuration come from?
Late Middle English figuracion, from Middle French figuration, from Latin figūrō (“to form”). Equivalent to figurate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).