patriation
noun
patriation is spelled P-A-T-R-I-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, patriation means “The transfer of a governmental power from a former mother country to a newly independent one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of patriation is patriations.
How many letters and syllables are in patriation?
| Letters | 10: P-A-T-R-I-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 patriation?
Patriation appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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).
Forms of patriation
- patriations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does patriation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CommonwealthThe transfer of a governmental power from a former mother country to a newly independent one.
The patriation of Canada's constitution from the United Kingdom took place in 1982.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does patriation come from?
English; especially Canadian English. Back-formation from repatriation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).