palliation
/pælɪˈeɪʃən/noun
palliation is spelled P-A-L-L-I-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, palliation means “The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of palliation is palliations.
How many letters and syllables are in palliation?
| Letters | 10: P-A-L-L-I-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is palliation?
Palliation appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 palliation?
- /pælɪˈeɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of palliation
- palliations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does palliation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief.
- 2
Extenuation; mitigation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does palliation come from?
Borrowed from Middle French palliation, from Latin palliare (“to cloak; to conceal”), from Latin pallium (“cloak”). By surface analysis, palliate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).