liberation
li·ber·a·tion/ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/noun
liberation is spelled L-I-B-E-R-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables (li·ber·a·tion). It appears 8.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, liberation means “The act of liberating or the state of being liberated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of liberation is liberations.
How many letters and syllables are in liberation?
| Letters | 10: L-I-B-E-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: li·ber·a·tion |
| In writing | 8.1 times per million words; the 8,146th 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 liberation?
Liberation appears 8.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,146th 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 liberation?
- /ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/
Liberation has 4 syllables, split li·ber·a·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-liberation.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-liberation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of liberation
- liberations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does liberation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
The liberation of American slaves was accomplished by the Department of War, that of British slaves by the Exchequer.
- 2
Synonym of conquest or theft.
- 3
The achievement of equal rights and status, particularly as seen as freedom from historic and structural oppression.
women's liberation... black liberation... gay liberation...
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Liberation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of liberating or the state of being liberated:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | libération |
| German | Befreiung |
| Portuguese | liberação, libertação |
| Spanish | liberación |
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 liberation come from?
Borrowed from Middle French libération, and from Latin liberatio, liberationem (“a freeing”), from liberare past participle liberatus (“set free”); see liberate. By surface analysis, liberate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).