origination
noun
origination is spelled O-R-I-G-I-N-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, origination means “The process of bringing something into existence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of origination is originations.
How many letters and syllables are in origination?
| Letters | 11: O-R-I-G-I-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th 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 origination?
Origination appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 origination?
Origination 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).
Forms of origination
- originations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does origination mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of bringing something into existence.
- 2
The act of bringing something into existence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Origination in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | origination |
| Spanish | originación |
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 origination come from?
Borrowed from Latin orīginātiō, from orīgō (“to act, to commence”, stem as origin-) + -tiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).