notation
/noʊˈteɪʃən/noun
notation is spelled N-O-T-A-T-I-O-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, notation means “The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of notation is notations.
How many letters and syllables are in notation?
| Letters | 8: N-O-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is notation?
Notation appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th 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 notation?
- US /noʊˈteɪʃən/
Notation has 3 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-notation.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-notation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with notation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as notation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of notation
- notations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does notation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
- 2
A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities.
This section lists all algebraic notation used in this book.
- 3
A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.
She made a notation in the margin of the book.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Notation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Bezeichnung, Darstellung , Schreibweise, Bezeichnungen, Notation |
| Portuguese | notação , anotação |
| Spanish | notación |
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 notation come from?
From Latin notātiō, equivalent to notate + -ion or note + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).