pacification
noun
pacification is spelled P-A-C-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 12 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, pacification means “The process of pacifying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pacification is pacifications.
How many letters and syllables are in pacification?
| Letters | 12: P-A-C-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 pacification?
Pacification 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 pacification?
- US
Pacification 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)-Wodencafe-pacification.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pacification
- pacifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pacification mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of pacifying.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pacification in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the process of pacifying:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pacification |
| German | Befriedung |
| Portuguese | pacificação |
| Spanish | pacificación |
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 pacification come from?
From Middle English pacificacion, from Old French pacification.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).