nullification
/ˌnʌlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/noun
nullification is spelled N-U-L-L-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nullification means “The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or no legal effect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nullification is nullifications.
How many letters and syllables are in nullification?
| Letters | 13: N-U-L-L-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 nullification?
Nullification appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 nullification?
- /ˌnʌlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Nullification 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nullification.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-nullification.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nullification
- nullifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nullification mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or no legal effect.
- 2
The nullification crisis in U.S. history, confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33 over the former's attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.
- 3
Surgical removal of genitals (and sometimes nipples) as a form of body modification.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nullification in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | annulation , nullification |
| Portuguese | anulação |
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 nullification come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin nullificatio, from nullifico, equivalent to null + -ification.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).