presumption
pre·sump·tion/pɹɪˈzʌmp.ʃən/noun
presumption is spelled P-R-E-S-U-M-P-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 3 syllables (pre·sump·tion). It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “assumption vs presumption” about 1,000 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, presumption means “The act of presuming, or something presumed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of presumption is presumptions.
How many letters and syllables are in presumption?
| Letters | 11: P-R-E-S-U-M-P-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pre·sump·tion |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is presumption?
Presumption appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th 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 presumption?
- /pɹɪˈzʌmp.ʃən/
Presumption has 3 syllables, split pre·sump·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-presumption.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Ajshul-presumption.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with presumption
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of presumption
- presumptions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does presumption mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of presuming, or something presumed.
- 2
The belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true.
The presumption is that an event has taken place.
- 3
The condition upon which something is presumed.
- 4
datedArrogant behaviour; the act of venturing beyond due bounds of reverence or respect.
- 5
An inference that a trier of fact is either permitted or required to draw under certain factual circumstances (as prescribed by statute or case law) unless the party against whom the inference is drawn is able to rebut it with admissible, competent evidence.
The state, in the exercise of its general power to prescribe rules of evidence, may provide that proof of a particular fact, or of several facts taken collectively, shall be prima facie evidence of another fact when there is some rational c
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Presumption in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Annahme, Vermutung, Mutmaßung, Annehmen, Vermuten, Mutmaßen |
| Portuguese | suposição , presunção |
| Spanish | presunción |
| French | présomption |
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.