instantiation
/ɪnˌstænʃiˈeɪʃən/noun
instantiation is spelled I-N-S-T-A-N-T-I-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, instantiation means “The production of an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of instantiation is instantiations.
How many letters and syllables are in instantiation?
| Letters | 13: I-N-S-T-A-N-T-I-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th 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 instantiation?
Instantiation appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 instantiation?
- /ɪnˌstænʃiˈeɪʃən/
Instantiation 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 instantiation
- instantiations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does instantiation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The production of an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc.
- 2
Something resulting from the act of instantiating; an instance.
- 3
A creation of an instance of some class or template.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Instantiation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense something resulting from the act of instantiating:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | instanciation |
| German | Instanziierung |
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 instantiation come from?
A coinage of the twentieth century, from instantiate + -ion, itself coined in 1946 from instance + -ate. The latter, in the sense "a case, an example", from Middle English instance, from Medieval Latin īnstantia (“a being near, presence; also perseverance, earnestness, importunity, urgency”), from Latin īnstāns (“urgent”); see English instant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).