protestation
/ˌpɹɒtɪsˈteɪʃən/noun
protestation is spelled P-R-O-T-E-S-T-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, protestation means “A formal solemn objection or other declaration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of protestation is protestations.
How many letters and syllables are in protestation?
| Letters | 12: P-R-O-T-E-S-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is protestation?
Protestation appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 protestation?
- /ˌpɹɒtɪsˈteɪʃən/
- /ˌpɹəʊtɪsˈteɪʃən/
Protestation has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-protestation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of protestation
- protestations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does protestation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A formal solemn objection or other declaration.
October 28, 1552, Hugh Latimer, Sermon on the Gospel for St Simon and St Jude's Day The protestation of our faith.
- 2
A declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does protestation come from?
From Old French protestacion, from Latin prōtestātiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).