invitation
in·vi·ta·tion/ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/noun
invitation is spelled I-N-V-I-T-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables (in·vi·ta·tion). It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,679th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, invitation means “The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of invitation is invitations.
How many letters and syllables are in invitation?
| Letters | 10: I-N-V-I-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: in·vi·ta·tion |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,679th 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 invitation?
Invitation appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,679th 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 invitation?
- /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/
- [ɪnvɪˈtʰeɪʃən] ~ [ɪnvɪˈtʰeɪʃn̩]
Invitation has 4 syllables, split in·vi·ta·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-invitation.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of invitation
- invitations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does invitation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend
- 2
A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.
We need to print off fifty invitations for the party.
- 3
Allurement; enticement.
- 4
A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
- 5
The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.
- 6
A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Invitation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of inviting:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | invitation |
| German | Einladung, Einladen |
| Portuguese | convite, invitação |
| Spanish | invitación |
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 invitation come from?
From Middle English invitacioun, ynvytacioun, from Latin invītātio, reinforced by Middle French invitation. By surface analysis, invite + -ation. Displaced native Middle English lathinge from Old English laþung (see dialectal English lathing).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).