procuration
/ˌpɹɑkjəˈɹeɪʃən/noun
procuration is spelled P-R-O-C-U-R-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, procuration means “The act of procuring; procurement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of procuration is procurations.
How many letters and syllables are in procuration?
| Letters | 11: P-R-O-C-U-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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; 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 procuration?
Procuration appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 procuration?
- UK /ˌpɹɒkjʊˈɹeɪʃən/
- UK /ˌpɹɒkjəˈɹeɪʃən/
- US /ˌpɹɑkjəˈɹeɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with procuration?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as procuration 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 procuration
- procurations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does procuration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of procuring; procurement.
- 2
The management of another's affairs.
- 3
The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.
- 4
A sum of money formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; called also proxy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Procuration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of procuring:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | procuración |
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 procuration come from?
Inherited from Middle English procuracioun, from Middle French procuration and its etymon Latin prōcūrātiōnem (through Old French procuracion). By surface analysis, procure + -ation; compare procuracy and procuratory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).