recitation
/ˌɹɛsəˈteɪʃən/noun
recitation is spelled R-E-C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, recitation means “The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of recitation is recitations.
How many letters and syllables are in recitation?
| Letters | 10: R-E-C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th 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 recitation?
Recitation appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 recitation?
- UK /ˌɹɛsɪˈteɪʃən/
- US /ˌɹɛsəˈteɪʃən/
- Australia /ˌɹesəˈtæɪʃən/
Recitation 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-recitation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with recitation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as recitation 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 recitation
- recitations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does recitation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.
- 2
The material recited.
- 3
A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture.
- 4
A reiteration; a setting down, e.g. for ease of reference, of something previously established.
- 5
A part of a song's lyrics that is spoken rather than sung.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Recitation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of reciting:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | récitation |
| German | Rezitation, Vortragen |
| Spanish | recitación |
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 recitation come from?
Borrowed from Middle French récitation, from Latin recitatio, equivalent to recite + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).