litigation
li·ti·ga·tion/ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/noun
litigation is spelled L-I-T-I-G-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables (li·ti·ga·tion). It appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, litigation means “The conduct of a lawsuit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of litigation is litigations.
How many letters and syllables are in litigation?
| Letters | 10: L-I-T-I-G-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: li·ti·ga·tion |
| In writing | 8.5 times per million words; the 7,910th 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 litigation?
Litigation appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th 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 litigation?
- /ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/
Litigation has 4 syllables, split li·ti·ga·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-litigation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of litigation
- litigations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does litigation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The conduct of a lawsuit.
There is ongoing litigation in this matter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate litigation?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of litigation: Litig..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Litigation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense conduct of a lawsuit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | litige |
| German | Rechtsstreit, Prozessführung |
| Portuguese | litígio |
| Spanish | litigación, litigio |
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 litigation come from?
Borrowed from Latin lītigātiō, equivalent to litigate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).