gemination
/ˌd͡ʒɛm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/noun
gemination is spelled G-E-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gemination means “A doubling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gemination is geminations.
How many letters and syllables are in gemination?
| Letters | 10: G-E-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 gemination?
Gemination appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 gemination?
- US /ˌd͡ʒɛm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
- US /ˌd͡ʒɛm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
Gemination has 4 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)-Flame,_not_lame-gemination.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gemination?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gemination 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 gemination
- geminations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gemination mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A doubling.
bilateral gemination of the maxillary central incisors
- 2
The phenomenon of a consonant being pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is normal; an instance of such lengthened pronunciation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gemination in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense phonetical phenomenon:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gémination |
| German | Gemination |
| Portuguese | geminação |
| Spanish | geminación |
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 gemination come from?
Borrowed from Latin geminātiō, geminātiōnis (“a doubling”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).