interrogation
/ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/noun
interrogation is spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-O-G-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, interrogation means “The act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of interrogation is interrogations.
How many letters and syllables are in interrogation?
| Letters | 13: I-N-T-E-R-R-O-G-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th 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 interrogation?
Interrogation appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th 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 interrogation?
- /ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
Interrogation 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). Recordings: En-us-interrogation.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of interrogation
- interrogations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does interrogation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.
- 2
A question put; an inquiry.
- 3
datedA question mark.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate interrogation?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of interrogation: interrog.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Interrogation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Befragung, Vernehmung, Verhör , Fragezeichen |
| Portuguese | interrogatório , interrogação |
| Spanish | interrogatorio , signo de interrogación , interrogación |
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 interrogation come from?
From Middle English interrogacion, from Old French interrogacion, from Latin interrogātiō, from interrogō, from inter- (“between; among”) + rogō (“to ask; to request”). Equivalent to inter- + rogation or interrogate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).