procrastination
/pɹoʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/noun
procrastination is spelled P-R-O-C-R-A-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N: 15 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, procrastination means “The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of procrastination is procrastinations.
How many letters and syllables are in procrastination?
| Letters | 15: P-R-O-C-R-A-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is procrastination?
Procrastination appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 procrastination?
- UK /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
- US /pɹoʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
- US [-ʃn̩]
Procrastination 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: En-us-procrastination.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with procrastination?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as procrastination from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of procrastination
- procrastinations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does procrastination mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Procrastination in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of postponing, delaying or putting off:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | procrastination |
| German | Aufschub, Prokrastination |
| Portuguese | procrastinação |
| Spanish | desidia, dejar algo para más tarde, para mañana..., procrastinación |
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 procrastination come from?
From Middle French procrastination, from Latin prōcrāstinātiō, from prōcrāstinō (“procrastinate”), from prō + crāstinus (“of tomorrow”), from crās (“tomorrow”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).