operations
op·e·ra·tions/ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/noun
operations is spelled O-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables (op·e·ra·tions). It appears 74 times per million words in written English, the 1,427th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, operations means “Any practically minded combination of business administration, management science, operations research, systems engineering, and industrial…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in operations?
| Letters | 10: O-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: op·e·ra·tions |
| In writing | 74 times per million words; the 1,427th 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; 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 operations?
Operations appears 74 times per million words in written English, the 1,427th 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 operations?
- UK /ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/
- US /ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/
- US /ˌɑ.pɚˈeɪ.ʃənz/
Operations has 4 syllables, split op·e·ra·tions in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-operations.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with operations?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as operations from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃənz/):
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 operations
- in construction singular
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does operations mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any practically minded combination of business administration, management science, operations research, systems engineering, and industrial engineering.
They get the job done, but operations is the area in which they're weakest.
- 2
The department or interdepartmental team within a company that works on optimizing the company's execution of such things.
She works in operations, and her job involves data analysis and business intelligence.
- 3
plural of operation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate operations?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of operations: ope.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).