gravitation
grav·i·tat·ion/ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/noun
gravitation is spelled G-R-A-V-I-T-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables (grav·i·tat·ion). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gravitation means “The fundamental force of attraction which exists between all matter in the universe that tends to draw bodies towards each other, due to matter…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gravitation is gravitations.
How many letters and syllables are in gravitation?
| Letters | 11: G-R-A-V-I-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: grav·i·tat·ion |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 gravitation?
Gravitation appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 gravitation?
- US /ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/
- US [ˌɡɹʷævɪˈtʰeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌɡɹʷævɪˈtʰeɪ̯ʃn̩]
- Australia /ˌɡɹævɪˈtæ̝ɪ̯ʃən/
Gravitation has 4 syllables, split grav·i·tat·ion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-gravitation.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gravitation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gravitation 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 gravitation
- gravitations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gravitation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The fundamental force of attraction which exists between all matter in the universe that tends to draw bodies towards each other, due to matter causing the curvature of spacetime. It is the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gravitation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fundamental force of attraction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gravitation |
| German | Gravitation, Schwerkraft |
| Portuguese | gravitação |
| Spanish | gravitación, gravedad |
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 gravitation come from?
Borrowed from New Latin gravitātiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).