recordation
/ˌɹɛkəɹˈdeɪʃən/noun
recordation is spelled R-E-C-O-R-D-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, recordation means “The act of giving legal status to a document by making it an official public record” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of recordation is recordations.
How many letters and syllables are in recordation?
| Letters | 11: R-E-C-O-R-D-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is recordation?
Recordation appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 recordation?
- /ˌɹɛkəɹˈdeɪʃən/
- /ˌɹikɔɹˈdeɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of recordation
- recordations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does recordation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of giving legal status to a document by making it an official public record.
Recordation by the Administrator of transfers of allowances shall amend automatically all applicable proposed or approved permit applications, compliance plans and permits. [42 U.S.C. 7651g]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does recordation come from?
From Old French recordacion (“record, memory”), from Latin recordatio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).